Which to use
“geheime” and “geheimes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,539
- “geheime” frequency rank
- #19,920
- “geheimes” frequency rank
- 26459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheime | geheimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim |
Where the eye mixes geheime and geheimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geheime runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against geheimes's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geheime with geheimes
A purely visual mix-up. geheime ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯mə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geheime” sits inside “geheimes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26459, 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]. 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 26459, this pair ranks #1,817,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geheime vs geheimes
Shared letters: eghim. Private to "geheime": -. Private to "geheimes": s.
"geheime" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "geheimes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geheime" for "geheimes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geheime" vs "geheimes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "geheimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,817,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheime" 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 #1,817,757 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.