Which to use
“geheime” and “geheimer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,539
- “geheime” frequency rank
- #15,099
- “geheimer” frequency rank
- 21638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheime | geheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim |
Where the eye mixes geheime and geheimer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geheime runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against geheimer's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geheime vs geheimer
A purely visual mix-up. geheime ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯mə]) and geheimer ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯mɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geheime” sits inside “geheimer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheime is recorded at frequency rank #6,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mə]. geheimer is at rank #15,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mɐ].
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 21638, this pair ranks #1,883,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geheime vs geheimer
Shared letters: eghim. Private to "geheime": -. Private to "geheimer": r.
"geheime" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "geheimer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geheime" and "geheimer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geheime" or "geheimer" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geheime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geheimer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheime" and "geheimer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geheimer vs geheuer". 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 #1,883,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.