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

#35,204
“geneigten” frequency rank
#22,743
“geteilten” frequency rank
57947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geneigten geteilten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geneigt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt

Where the eye mixes geneigten and geteilten

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

9 ch
geneigten
9 ch
geteilten

Look-alike desk: geneigten vs geteilten

A purely visual mix-up. geneigten ([ɡəˈnaɪ̯ktn̩]) and geteilten ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) 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 57947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geneigten is recorded at frequency rank #35,204, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaɪ̯ktn̩]. geteilten is at rank #22,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩].

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 57947, this pair ranks #881,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geneigten vs geteilten

Shared letters: egint. Private to "geneigten": -. Private to "geteilten": l.

"geneigten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "geteilten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geneigtenegneigten · geenigten · genegiten · geneigetn · geneiggten · geneigtenn · geneigtne · geneigtten
  • geteiltenegteilten · geetilten · geteiletn · geteillten · geteiltenn · geteiltne · geteiltten · geteitlen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geneigten" and "geteilten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈnaɪ̯ktn̩] versus [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geneigten" or "geteilten"?
"geteilten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,743 in our German list, against #35,204 for "geneigten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geneigten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #881,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geneigten" and "geteilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelegten vs geneigten". 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 #881,625 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