geheultvsgeteiltWhich spelling fits?

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“geheult” and “geteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,119
“geheult” frequency rank
#4,890
“geteilt” frequency rank
39009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geheult geteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs heulen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs teilen

Where the eye mixes geheult and geteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geheult
7 ch
geteilt

Look-alike desk: geheult vs geteilt

A purely visual mix-up. geheult ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯lt]) and geteilt ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geheult is recorded at frequency rank #34,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯lt]. geteilt is at rank #4,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt].

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 39009, this pair ranks #1,548,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geheult vs geteilt

Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geheult": hu. Private to "geteilt": i.

"geheult" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "geteilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geheultegheult · geehult · gehelut · geheullt · geheultt · geheutl · gehheult · gehuelt
  • geteiltegteilt · geetilt · geteillt · geteiltt · geteitl · getelit · getielt · getteilt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geheult" for "geteilt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯lt] versus [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geheult" or "geteilt"?
"geteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our German list, against #34,119 for "geheult". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geheult" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,548,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geheult" and "geteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geheuer vs geheult". 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 #1,548,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list