gelistetenvsgetestetenTell them apart

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

#42,520
“gelisteten” frequency rank
#36,362
“getesteten” frequency rank
78882
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelisteten getesteten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelistet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getestet

Where the eye mixes gelisteten and getesteten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelisteten and getesteten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
gelisteten
10 ch
getesteten

Look-alike desk: gelisteten vs getesteten

A purely visual mix-up. gelisteten ([ɡəˈlɪstətn̩]) and getesteten ([ɡəˈtɛstətn̩]) 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 78882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelisteten is recorded at frequency rank #42,520, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪstətn̩]. getesteten is at rank #36,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtɛstətn̩].

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 78882, this pair ranks #228,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gelisteten vs getesteten

Shared letters: egnst. Private to "gelisteten": il. Private to "getesteten": -.

"gelisteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "getesteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelisteteneglisteten · geilsteten · gelisetten · gelissteten · gelisteetn · gelistetenn · gelistetne · gelistetten
  • getestetenegtesteten · geetsteten · getesetten · getessteten · getesteetn · getestetenn · getestetne · getestetten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gelisteten" for "getesteten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlɪstətn̩] versus [ɡəˈtɛstətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gelisteten" or "getesteten"?
"getesteten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,362 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelisteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "getesteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelisteten" and "getesteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleisteten vs gelisteten". 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 #228,457 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