geleitetenvsgelistetenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#28,212
“geleiteten” frequency rank
#42,520
“gelisteten” frequency rank
70732
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geleiteten gelisteten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geleitet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelistet

Where the eye mixes geleiteten and gelisteten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geleiteten (CVCVVCVCVC) and gelisteten (CVCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

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geleiteten
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gelisteten

Look-alike desk: geleiteten vs gelisteten

A purely visual mix-up. geleiteten ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]) and gelisteten ([ɡəˈlɪstətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geleiteten is recorded at frequency rank #28,212, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]. gelisteten is at rank #42,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪstətn̩].

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 70732, this pair ranks #437,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of geleiteten vs gelisteten

Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "geleiteten": -. Private to "gelisteten": s.

"geleiteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC  ·  "gelisteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleitetenegleiteten · geeliteten · geleietten · geleiteetn · geleitetenn · geleitetne · geleitetten · geleitteen
  • gelisteteneglisteten · geilsteten · gelisetten · gelissteten · gelisteetn · gelistetenn · gelistetne · gelistetten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geleiteten" for "gelisteten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlaɪ̯tətn̩] versus [ɡəˈlɪstətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geleiteten" or "gelisteten"?
"geleiteten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,212 in our German list, against #42,520 for "gelisteten". 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 "geleiteten" and "gelisteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geleiteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gelisteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #437,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleiteten" and "gelisteten" 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 #437,470 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