geleistetvsgeleisteteTell them apart

Quick tell: geleistet is a verb, geleistete is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geleistet” is a verb and “geleistete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,040
“geleistet” frequency rank
#25,145
“geleistete” frequency rank
29185
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geleistet geleistete
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs leisten Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geleistet

Where the eye mixes geleistet and geleistete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geleistet runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against geleistete's 10 (CVCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
geleistet
10 ch
geleistete

Look-alike desk: geleistet vs geleistete

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geleistet is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stət] while geleistete is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geleistet” sits inside “geleistete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geleistet is recorded at frequency rank #4,040, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stət]. geleistete is at rank #25,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə].

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 29185, this pair ranks #1,771,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geleistet vs geleistete

Shared letters: egilst. Private to "geleistet": -. Private to "geleistete": -.

"geleistet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "geleistete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleistetegleistet · geelistet · geleisett · geleisstet · geleistett · geleistte · geleisttet · geleitset
  • geleisteteegleistete · geelistete · geleisette · geleisstete · geleisteet · geleistette · geleisttee · geleisttete

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geleistet" and "geleistete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geleistet" is a verb and "geleistete" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "geleistet" or "geleistete" show up more?
"geleistet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,040 in our German list, against #25,145 for "geleistete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geleistet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geleistete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,771,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleistet" and "geleistete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleistete vs gelisteten". 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 #1,771,460 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