geleistetenvsgetestetenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,569
“geleisteten” frequency rank
#36,362
“getesteten” frequency rank
67931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geleisteten getesteten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geleistet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getestet

Where the eye mixes geleisteten and getesteten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geleisteten runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCVC) against getesteten's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
geleisteten
10 ch
getesteten

Why the eye confuses geleisteten with getesteten

A purely visual mix-up. geleisteten ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətn̩]) and getesteten ([ɡəˈtɛstətn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67931, 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]. getesteten is at rank #36,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtɛstətn̩].

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 67931, this pair ranks #524,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geleisteten vs getesteten

Shared letters: egnst. Private to "geleisteten": il. Private to "getesteten": -.

"geleisteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC  ·  "getesteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleistetenegleisteten · geelisteten · geleisetten · geleissteten · geleisteetn · geleistetenn · geleistetne · geleistetten
  • getestetenegtesteten · geetsteten · getesetten · getessteten · getesteetn · getestetenn · getestetne · getestetten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geleisteten" and "getesteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯stətn̩] versus [ɡəˈtɛstətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geleisteten" or "getesteten"?
"geleisteten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,569 in our German list, against #36,362 for "getesteten". 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 "getesteten" 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 "getesteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #524,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleisteten" and "getesteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelisteten vs getesteten". 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 #524,120 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