Which to use
“geheizt” is a verb and “gehemmt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,204
- “geheizt” frequency rank
- #36,350
- “gehemmt” frequency rank
- 79554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheizt | gehemmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heizen | sich in einem seelischen Zustand großer Zurückhaltung befinden; voller Hemmungen sein; verkrampft und angespannt sein; nicht locker sein |
Where the eye mixes geheizt and gehemmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geheizt (CVCVVCC) and gehemmt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between geheizt and gehemmt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geheizt is [ɡəˈhaɪ̯t͡st] while gehemmt is [ɡəˈhɛmt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheizt is recorded at frequency rank #43,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯t͡st]. gehemmt is at rank #36,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛmt].
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 79554, this pair ranks #214,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geheizt vs gehemmt
Shared letters: eght. Private to "geheizt": iz. Private to "gehemmt": m.
"geheizt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gehemmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geheizt" for "gehemmt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geheizt" or "gehemmt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geheizt" and "gehemmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geheizt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehemmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheizt" and "gehemmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs geheizt". 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 #214,075 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.