geheiltvsgeteiltWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

7 ch
geheilt
7 ch
geteilt

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

  • geheiltegheilt · geehilt · geheillt · geheiltt · geheitl · gehelit · gehheilt · gehielt
  • geteiltegteilt · geetilt · geteillt · geteiltt · geteitl · getelit · getielt · getteilt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geheilt" and "geteilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯lt] versus [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geheilt" or "geteilt"?
"geteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our German list, against #12,083 for "geheilt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list