Which to use
“geisteskrank” and “geisteskranke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,566
- “geisteskrank” frequency rank
- #48,171
- “geisteskranke” frequency rank
- 79737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geisteskrank | geisteskranke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig behindert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geisteskrank |
Where the eye mixes geisteskrank and geisteskranke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. geisteskrank ([ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌkʁaŋk]) and geisteskranke ([ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌkʁaŋkə]) 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) - “geisteskrank” sits inside “geisteskranke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geisteskrank is recorded at frequency rank #31,566, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌkʁaŋk]. geisteskranke is at rank #48,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌkʁaŋkə].
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 79737, this pair ranks #210,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geisteskrank vs geisteskranke
Shared letters: aegiknrst. Private to "geisteskrank": -. Private to "geisteskranke": -.
"geisteskrank" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCC · "geisteskranke" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geisteskrank ← egisteskrank · geisetskrank · geissteskrank · geisteksrank · geisteskarnk · geisteskkrank · geisteskrakn · geisteskrankk
- geisteskranke ← egisteskranke · geisetskranke · geissteskranke · geisteksranke · geisteskarnke · geisteskkranke · geisteskrakne · geisteskranek