geleistetevsgeleitetTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#25,145
“geleistete” frequency rank
#4,705
“geleitet” frequency rank
29850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes geleistete and geleitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geleistete runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCV) against geleitet's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
geleistete
8 ch
geleitet

Why the eye confuses geleistete with geleitet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geleistete is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə] while geleitet is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geleistete is recorded at frequency rank #25,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə]. geleitet is at rank #4,705, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tət].

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 29850, this pair ranks #1,759,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geleistete vs geleitet

Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geleistete": s. Private to "geleitet": -.

"geleistete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV  ·  "geleitet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleistete ← egleistete · geelistete · geleisette · geleisstete · geleisteet · geleistette · geleisttee · geleisttete
  • geleitet ← egleitet · geelitet · geleiett · geleitett · geleitte · geleittet · geletiet · gelietet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geleistete" and "geleitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geleistete" is an adjective and "geleitet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geleistete" or "geleitet"?
"geleitet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,705 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geleistete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,759,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleistete" and "geleitet" 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 #1,759,081 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