Which to use
“geliehen” and “gemieden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,736
- “geliehen” frequency rank
- #29,597
- “gemieden” frequency rank
- 52333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geliehen | gemieden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs leihen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs meiden |
Where the eye mixes geliehen and gemieden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geliehen and gemieden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geliehen and gemieden
A purely visual mix-up. geliehen ([ɡəˈliːən]) and gemieden ([ɡəˈmiːdn̩]) 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 52333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geliehen is recorded at frequency rank #22,736, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈliːən]. gemieden is at rank #29,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmiːdn̩].
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 52333, this pair ranks #1,100,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geliehen vs gemieden
Shared letters: egin. Private to "geliehen": hl. Private to "gemieden": dm.
"geliehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gemieden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geliehen" for "gemieden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geliehen" vs "gemieden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geliehen" and "gemieden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geliehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,100,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geliehen" and "gemieden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefilden vs gemieden". 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 #1,100,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.