Which to use
“geliefert” is a verb and “gelieferte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,041
- “geliefert” frequency rank
- #44,639
- “gelieferte” frequency rank
- 48680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geliefert | gelieferte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs liefern | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geliefert |
Where the eye mixes geliefert and gelieferte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geliefert runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against gelieferte's 10 (CVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geliefert and gelieferte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geliefert is [ɡəˈliːfɐt] while gelieferte is [ɡəˈliːfɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geliefert” sits inside “gelieferte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geliefert is recorded at frequency rank #4,041, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈliːfɐt]. gelieferte is at rank #44,639, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈliːfɐtə].
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 48680, this pair ranks #1,239,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geliefert vs gelieferte
Shared letters: efgilrt. Private to "geliefert": -. Private to "gelieferte": -.
"geliefert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "gelieferte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geliefert ← egliefert · geilefert · geleifert · gelieefrt · gelieferrt · geliefertt · geliefetr · gelieffert
- gelieferte ← eglieferte · geileferte · geleiferte · gelieefrte · gelieferet · gelieferrte · geliefertte · geliefetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geliefert" and "gelieferte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geliefert" or "gelieferte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geliefert" and "gelieferte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geliefert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelieferte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,239,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geliefert" and "gelieferte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelieferte vs gelieferten". 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 #1,239,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.