geneigtevsgezeigteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,354
“geneigte” frequency rank
#24,743
“gezeigte” frequency rank
61097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geneigte gezeigte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geneigt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezeigt

Where the eye mixes geneigte and gezeigte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geneigte and gezeigte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
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Look-alike desk: geneigte vs gezeigte

A purely visual mix-up. geneigte ([ɡəˈnaɪ̯ktə]) and gezeigte ([ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “geneigte” becomes z in “gezeigte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geneigte is recorded at frequency rank #36,354, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaɪ̯ktə]. gezeigte is at rank #24,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə].

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 61097, this pair ranks #762,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geneigte vs gezeigte

Shared letters: egit. Private to "geneigte": n. Private to "gezeigte": z.

"geneigte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "gezeigte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geneigte ← egneigte · geenigte · genegite · geneiget · geneiggte · geneigtte · geneitge · geniegte
  • gezeigte ← egzeigte · geezigte · gezegite · gezeiget · gezeiggte · gezeigtte · gezeitge · geziegte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geneigte" for "gezeigte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈnaɪ̯ktə] versus [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geneigte" vs "gezeigte" - which ranks higher?
"gezeigte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,743 in our German list, against #36,354 for "geneigte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "geneigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gezeigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #762,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geneigte" and "gezeigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geneigte vs geweihte". 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 #762,395 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