Which to use
“geilste” and “gelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,564
- “geilste” frequency rank
- #14,811
- “gelte” frequency rank
- 40375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geilste | gelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs geil | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelt |
Where the eye mixes geilste and gelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geilste runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against gelte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geilste and gelte
A purely visual mix-up. geilste ([ˈɡaɪ̯lstə]) and gelte ([ˈɡɛltə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geilste is recorded at frequency rank #25,564, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯lstə]. gelte is at rank #14,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɛltə].
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 40375, this pair ranks #1,510,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geilste vs gelte
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geilste": is. Private to "gelte": -.
"geilste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "gelte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geilste" and "gelte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geilste" or "gelte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geilste" and "gelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geilste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,510,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geilste" and "gelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geilste vs grinste". 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 #1,510,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.