Which to use
“Gelder” is a noun and “gelte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,211
- “Gelder” frequency rank
- #14,811
- “gelte” frequency rank
- 23022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gelder | gelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geld | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelt |
Where the eye mixes Gelder and gelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gelder and gelte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gelder is [ˈɡɛldɐ] while gelte is [ˈɡɛltə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gelder is recorded at frequency rank #8,211, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛldɐ]. 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 23022, this pair ranks #1,866,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gelder vs gelte
Shared letters: egl. Private to "Gelder": dr. Private to "gelte": t.
"Gelder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gelte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gelder" for "gelte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gelder" or "gelte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gelder" and "gelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gelder" 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 #1,866,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gelder" and "gelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelbem vs gelte". 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 #1,866,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.