Which to use
“geistig” and “geistiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,188
- “geistig” frequency rank
- #24,733
- “geistiges” frequency rank
- 30921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geistig | geistiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den menschlichen Geist, die Gedanken betreffend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistig |
Where the eye mixes geistig and geistiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geistig vs geistiges
A purely visual mix-up. geistig ([ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]) and geistiges ([ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡəs]) 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) - “geistig” sits inside “geistiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geistig is recorded at frequency rank #6,188, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]. geistiges is at rank #24,733, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡəs].
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 30921, this pair ranks #1,738,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geistig vs geistiges
Shared letters: egist. Private to "geistig": -. Private to "geistiges": -.
"geistig" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "geistiges" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geistig" for "geistiges" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geistig" or "geistiges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geistig" and "geistiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geistig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geistiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,738,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geistig" and "geistiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehsteig vs geistig". 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 #1,738,412 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.