geleistetenvsgeleiteteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,569
“geleisteten” frequency rank
#29,142
“geleitete” frequency rank
60711
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes geleisteten and geleitete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geleisteten runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCVC) against geleitete's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
geleisteten
9 ch
geleitete

Visual trap between geleisteten and geleitete

A purely visual mix-up. geleisteten ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətn̩]) and geleitete ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geleisteten is recorded at frequency rank #31,569, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətn̩]. geleitete is at rank #29,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətə].

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 60711, this pair ranks #776,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geleisteten vs geleitete

Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geleisteten": ns. Private to "geleitete": -.

"geleisteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC  ·  "geleitete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleistetenegleisteten · geelisteten · geleisetten · geleissteten · geleisteetn · geleistetenn · geleistetne · geleistetten
  • geleiteteegleitete · geelitete · geleiette · geleiteet · geleitette · geleittee · geleittete · geletiete

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geleisteten" for "geleitete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətn̩] versus [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geleisteten" or "geleitete"?
"geleitete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,142 in our German list, against #31,569 for "geleisteten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geleisteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geleitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #776,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleisteten" and "geleitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleisteten 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 #776,818 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