Which to use
“geheilt” and “geteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,083
- “geheilt” frequency rank
- #4,890
- “geteilt” frequency rank
- 16973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheilt | geteilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heilen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs teilen |
Where the eye mixes geheilt and geteilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geheilt and geteilt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geheilt and geteilt
A purely visual mix-up. geheilt ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯lt]) and geteilt ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) 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 - h in “geheilt” becomes t in “geteilt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheilt is recorded at frequency rank #12,083, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯lt]. geteilt is at rank #4,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt].
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 16973, this pair ranks #1,931,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geheilt vs geteilt
Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geheilt": h. Private to "geteilt": -.
"geheilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "geteilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geheilt" and "geteilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geheilt" or "geteilt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geheilt" and "geteilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geheilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheilt" and "geteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs geheilt". 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 #1,931,445 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.