Which to use
“gehalten” is an adjective and “Gehalts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,419
- “gehalten” frequency rank
- #27,740
- “Gehalts” frequency rank
- 29159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehalten | Gehalts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maßvoll, beherrscht | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehalt |
Where the eye mixes gehalten and Gehalts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehalten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Gehalts's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehalten and Gehalts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehalten is [ɡəˈhaltn̩] while Gehalts is [ɡəˈhalt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehalten is recorded at frequency rank #1,419, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaltn̩]. Gehalts is at rank #27,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhalt͡s].
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 29159, this pair ranks #1,771,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehalten vs Gehalts
Shared letters: aeghlt. Private to "gehalten": n. Private to "Gehalts": s.
"gehalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gehalts" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehalten" for "Gehalts" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gehalten" or "Gehalts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehalts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,771,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehalten" and "Gehalts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehalts vs gemalte". 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 #1,771,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.