Which to use
“geheim” and “geheimes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,373
- “geheim” frequency rank
- #19,920
- “geheimes” frequency rank
- 28293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheim | geheimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht für jedermann erkennbar | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim |
Where the eye mixes geheim and geheimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geheim runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against geheimes's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geheim vs geheimes
A purely visual mix-up. geheim ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯m]) and geheimes ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯məs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “geheim” sits inside “geheimes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheim is recorded at frequency rank #8,373, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯m]. geheimes is at rank #19,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯məs].
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 28293, this pair ranks #1,787,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geheim vs geheimes
Shared letters: eghim. Private to "geheim": -. Private to "geheimes": s.
"geheim" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "geheimes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geheim" and "geheimes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geheim" vs "geheimes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geheim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geheimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheim" and "geheimes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geheimes vs gemeines". 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 #1,787,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.