Which to use
“geiles” is an adjective and “geis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,653
- “geiles” frequency rank
- #45,964
- “geis” frequency rank
- 57617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geiles | geis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geil | Inessiv Singular des Substantivs gei „Homosexueller“ |
Letter map: geiles vs geis
Shared letters muted; letters that set geiles and geis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. geiles runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against geis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - geiles and geis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: geiles is anadjective and geisanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geiles is recorded at frequency rank #11,653, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯ləs]. geis is at rank #45,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 57617, this pair ranks #894,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geiles vs geis
Shared letters: egis. Private to "geiles": l. Private to "geis": -.
"geiles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "geis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "geiles" and "geis".
- Full dictionary entry for "geiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #894,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geiles" and "geis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geis vs puzzles". 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 #894,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.