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.
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
- geleisteten ← egleisteten · geelisteten · geleisetten · geleissteten · geleisteetn · geleistetenn · geleistetne · geleistetten
- geleitete ← egleitete · geelitete · geleiette · geleiteet · geleitette · geleittee · geleittete · geletiete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geleisteten" for "geleitete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geleisteten" or "geleitete"?
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.