Which to use
“geil” and “geiles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,729
- “geil” frequency rank
- #11,653
- “geiles” frequency rank
- 13382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geil | geiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf sexuelle Weise erregt, sexuell fordernd, jemanden sexuell attraktiv findend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geil |
Where the eye mixes geil and geiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between geil and geiles
A purely visual mix-up. geil ([ɡaɪ̯l]) and geiles ([ˈɡaɪ̯ləs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “geil” sits inside “geiles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geil is recorded at frequency rank #1,729, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡaɪ̯l]. geiles is at rank #11,653, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯ləs].
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 13382, this pair ranks #1,958,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geil vs geiles
Shared letters: egil. Private to "geil": -. Private to "geiles": s.
"geil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "geiles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geil" and "geiles" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geil" or "geiles" 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 "geil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geil" and "geiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geiles vs gries". 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 #1,958,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.