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“geleistete” and “geleiteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,145
“geleistete” frequency rank
#28,212
“geleiteten” frequency rank
53357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geleistete geleiteten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geleistet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geleitet

Where the eye mixes geleistete and geleiteten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geleistete (CVCVVCCVCV) and geleiteten (CVCVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
geleistete
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geleiteten

Why the eye confuses geleistete with geleiteten

A purely visual mix-up. geleistete ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə]) and geleiteten ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53357, 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]. geleiteten is at rank #28,212, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩].

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 53357, this pair ranks #1,061,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geleistete vs geleiteten

Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geleistete": s. Private to "geleiteten": n.

"geleistete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV  ·  "geleiteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleisteteegleistete · geelistete · geleisette · geleisstete · geleisteet · geleistette · geleisttee · geleisttete
  • geleitetenegleiteten · geeliteten · geleietten · geleiteetn · geleitetenn · geleitetne · geleitetten · geleitteen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geleistete" and "geleiteten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə] versus [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geleistete" or "geleiteten"?
"geleistete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,145 in our German list, against #28,212 for "geleiteten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geleistete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geleiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,061,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleistete" and "geleiteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekleideten vs geleiteten". 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 #1,061,211 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