Which to use
“geheimen” and “geheimes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,955
- “geheimen” frequency rank
- #19,920
- “geheimes” frequency rank
- 25875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheimen | geheimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim |
Where the eye mixes geheimen and geheimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geheimen and geheimes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geheimen and geheimes
A purely visual mix-up. geheimen ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯mən]) 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 a single letter - n in “geheimen” becomes s in “geheimes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheimen is recorded at frequency rank #5,955, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mən]. 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 25875, this pair ranks #1,826,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geheimen vs geheimes
Shared letters: eghim. Private to "geheimen": n. Private to "geheimes": s.
"geheimen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "geheimes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geheimen" for "geheimes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geheimen" or "geheimes"?
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 "geheimen" 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 #1,826,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheimen" 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 #1,826,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.