gehäuftvsgeräumtWhich spelling fits?

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

#37,533
“gehäuft” frequency rank
#12,722
“geräumt” frequency rank
50255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gehäuft geräumt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs häufen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs räumen

Where the eye mixes gehäuft and geräumt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gehäuft
7 ch
geräumt

Visual trap between gehäuft and geräumt

A purely visual mix-up. gehäuft ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft]) and geräumt ([ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯mt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gehäuft is recorded at frequency rank #37,533, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft]. geräumt is at rank #12,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯mt].

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 50255, this pair ranks #1,180,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gehäuft vs geräumt

Shared letters: egtuä. Private to "gehäuft": fh. Private to "geräumt": mr.

"gehäuft" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "geräumt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gehäuft" and "geräumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft] versus [ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯mt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gehäuft" or "geräumt" show up more?
"geräumt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,722 in our German list, against #37,533 for "gehäuft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gehäuft" and "geräumt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gehäuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geräumt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,180,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gehäuft" and "geräumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehäuft vs gerafft". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,180,654 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