Which to use
“geneigt” is an adjective and “gereist” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,561
- “geneigt” frequency rank
- #14,077
- “gereist” frequency rank
- 32638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geneigt | gereist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu etwas neigend, eine Neigung habend | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reisen |
Where the eye mixes geneigt and gereist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geneigt and gereist follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geneigt and gereist
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geneigt is [ɡəˈnaɪ̯kt] while gereist is [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geneigt is recorded at frequency rank #18,561, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaɪ̯kt]. gereist is at rank #14,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st].
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 32638, this pair ranks #1,703,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geneigt vs gereist
Shared letters: egit. Private to "geneigt": n. Private to "gereist": rs.
"geneigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geneigt" and "gereist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geneigt" or "gereist" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geneigt" and "gereist" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geneigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gereist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,703,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geneigt" and "gereist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs geneigt". 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 #1,703,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.