Which to use
“geile” and “geilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,252
- “geile” frequency rank
- #8,210
- “geilen” frequency rank
- 11462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geile | geilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geil | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geil |
Where the eye mixes geile and geilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geile runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against geilen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geile vs geilen
A purely visual mix-up. geile ([ˈɡaɪ̯lə]) and geilen ([ˈɡaɪ̯lən]) 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) - “geile” sits inside “geilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geile is recorded at frequency rank #3,252, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯lə]. geilen is at rank #8,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯lən].
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 11462, this pair ranks #1,969,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geile vs geilen
Shared letters: egil. Private to "geile": -. Private to "geilen": n.
"geile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "geilen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geile" and "geilen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geile" or "geilen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geile" and "geilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geile" and "geilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geilen vs Gilden". 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 #1,969,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.