geklebtvsGeleitWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: geklebt is a verb, Geleit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geklebt” is a verb and “Geleit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,145
“geklebt” frequency rank
#34,120
“Geleit” frequency rank
57265
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geklebt Geleit
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kleben Begleitung zum Schutz oder zur Ehre

Where the eye mixes geklebt and Geleit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geklebt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Geleit's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
geklebt
6 ch
Geleit

Visual trap between geklebt and Geleit

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geklebt is [ɡəˈkleːpt] while Geleit is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geklebt is recorded at frequency rank #23,145, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkleːpt]. Geleit is at rank #34,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯t].

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 57265, this pair ranks #908,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geklebt vs Geleit

Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geklebt": bk. Private to "Geleit": i.

"geklebt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Geleit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geklebtegklebt · gekelbt · gekklebt · geklbet · geklebbt · geklebtt · gekletb · gekllebt
  • Geleitegleit · geelit · geleitt · geleti · geliet · gelleit · ggeleit · gleeit

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geklebt" for "Geleit" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geklebt" is a verb and "Geleit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "geklebt" or "Geleit" show up more?
"geklebt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,145 in our German list, against #34,120 for "Geleit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geklebt" and "Geleit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geklebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Geleit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #908,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geklebt" and "Geleit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs Geleit". 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 #908,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list