Which to use
“genügte” is a verb and “geübte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,573
- “genügte” frequency rank
- #41,862
- “geübte” frequency rank
- 72435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügte | geübte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs genügen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geübt |
Where the eye mixes genügte and geübte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genügte is [ɡəˈnyːktə] while geübte is [ɡəˈʔyːptə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügte is recorded at frequency rank #30,573, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːktə]. geübte is at rank #41,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔyːptə].
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 72435, this pair ranks #388,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of genügte vs geübte
Shared letters: egtü. Private to "genügte": n. Private to "geübte": b.
"genügte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "geübte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV