geeignetenvsgeeigneterTell them apart

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“geeigneten” and “geeigneter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,179
“geeigneten” frequency rank
#15,098
“geeigneter” frequency rank
22277
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geeigneten geeigneter
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geeignet Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geeignet

Where the eye mixes geeigneten and geeigneter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
geeigneten
10 ch
geeigneter

Look-alike desk: geeigneten vs geeigneter

A purely visual mix-up. geeigneten ([ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətn̩]) and geeigneter ([ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “geeigneten” becomes r in “geeigneter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geeigneten is recorded at frequency rank #7,179, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətn̩]. geeigneter is at rank #15,098, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətɐ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 22277, this pair ranks #1,876,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geeigneten vs geeigneter

Shared letters: egint. Private to "geeigneten": -. Private to "geeigneter": r.

"geeigneten" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVC  ·  "geeigneter" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geeignetenegeigneten · geegineten · geeigenten · geeiggneten · geeigneetn · geeignetenn · geeignetne · geeignetten
  • geeigneteregeigneter · geegineter · geeigenter · geeiggneter · geeigneetr · geeigneterr · geeignetre · geeignetter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geeigneten" for "geeigneter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətn̩] versus [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geeigneten" or "geeigneter"?
"geeigneten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,179 in our German list, against #15,098 for "geeigneter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geeigneten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geeigneter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,876,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geeigneten" and "geeigneter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geeigneten vs gesegneten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,876,155 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list