Which to use
“geleistete” is an adjective and “gelistet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,145
- “geleistete” frequency rank
- #13,608
- “gelistet” frequency rank
- 38753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geleistete | gelistet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geleistet | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs listen |
Where the eye mixes geleistete and gelistet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geleistete runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCV) against gelistet's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geleistete and gelistet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geleistete is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətə] while gelistet is [ɡəˈlɪstət]. 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 38753, 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]. gelistet is at rank #13,608, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪstət].
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 38753, this pair ranks #1,555,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geleistete vs gelistet
Shared letters: egilst. Private to "geleistete": -. Private to "gelistet": -.
"geleistete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV · "gelistet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geleistete ← egleistete · geelistete · geleisette · geleisstete · geleisteet · geleistette · geleisttee · geleisttete
- gelistet ← eglistet · geilstet · gelisett · gelisstet · gelistett · gelistte · gelisttet · gelitset
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geleistete" and "gelistet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geleistete" or "gelistet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geleistete" and "gelistet" 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 "gelistet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geleistete" and "gelistet" 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 #1,555,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.