gelistetvsgemietetTell them apart

Which to use

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

#13,608
“gelistet” frequency rank
#18,261
“gemietet” frequency rank
31869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelistet gemietet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs listen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mieten

Where the eye mixes gelistet and gemietet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelistet (CVCVCCVC) and gemietet (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
gelistet
8 ch
gemietet

Look-alike desk: gelistet vs gemietet

A purely visual mix-up. gelistet ([ɡəˈlɪstət]) and gemietet ([ɡəˈmiːtət]) 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 31869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelistet is recorded at frequency rank #13,608, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪstət]. gemietet is at rank #18,261, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmiːtət].

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 31869, this pair ranks #1,719,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gelistet vs gemietet

Shared letters: egit. Private to "gelistet": ls. Private to "gemietet": m.

"gelistet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gemietet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelisteteglistet · geilstet · gelisett · gelisstet · gelistett · gelistte · gelisttet · gelitset
  • gemietetegmietet · geimetet · gemeitet · gemieett · gemietett · gemiette · gemiettet · gemiteet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gelistet" and "gemietet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlɪstət] versus [ɡəˈmiːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gelistet" or "gemietet" show up more?
"gelistet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,608 in our German list, against #18,261 for "gemietet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gelistet" and "gemietet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelistet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,719,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelistet" and "gemietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebietet vs gemietet". 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 #1,719,385 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