Which to use
“geliebt” is an adjective and “Geliebte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,713
- “geliebt” frequency rank
- #8,063
- “Geliebte” frequency rank
- 13776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geliebt | Geliebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch andere in inniger Zuneigung und Wertschätzung verbunden | weiblicher Partner, für den Liebe empfunden wird oder mit dem eine sexuelle Beziehung aufrechterhalten wird |
Where the eye mixes geliebt and Geliebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geliebt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against Geliebte's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geliebt and Geliebte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geliebt is [ɡəˈliːpt] while Geliebte is [ɡəˈliːptə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geliebt” sits inside “Geliebte”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geliebt is recorded at frequency rank #5,713, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈliːpt]. Geliebte is at rank #8,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈliːptə].
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 13776, this pair ranks #1,955,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geliebt vs Geliebte
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "geliebt": -. Private to "Geliebte": -.
"geliebt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "Geliebte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geliebt" and "Geliebte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geliebt" or "Geliebte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geliebt" and "Geliebte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geliebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geliebte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geliebt" and "Geliebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten vs Geliebte". 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 #1,955,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.