Which to use
“geleitet” is a verb and “geleiteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,705
- “geleitet” frequency rank
- #28,212
- “geleiteten” frequency rank
- 32917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geleitet | geleiteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs geleiten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geleitet |
Where the eye mixes geleitet and geleiteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geleitet runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against geleiteten's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geleitet with geleiteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geleitet is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tət] while geleiteten is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geleitet” sits inside “geleiteten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geleitet is recorded at frequency rank #4,705, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tət]. 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 32917, this pair ranks #1,697,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geleitet vs geleiteten
Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geleitet": -. Private to "geleiteten": n.
"geleitet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "geleiteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geleitet ← egleitet · geelitet · geleiett · geleitett · geleitte · geleittet · geletiet · gelietet
- geleiteten ← egleiteten · geeliteten · geleietten · geleiteetn · geleitetenn · geleitetne · geleitetten · geleitteen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geleitet" for "geleiteten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geleitet" or "geleiteten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geleitet" and "geleiteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geleitet" 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 #1,697,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geleitet" 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 #1,697,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.