gepasstvsgepisstWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,374
“gepasst” frequency rank
#43,211
“gepisst” frequency rank
56585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gepasst gepisst
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs passen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs pissen

Where the eye mixes gepasst and gepisst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gepasst and gepisst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gepasst
7 ch
gepisst

Why the eye confuses gepasst with gepisst

A purely visual mix-up. gepasst ([ɡəˈpast]) and gepisst ([ɡəˈpɪst]) 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 - a in “gepasst” becomes i in “gepisst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gepasst is recorded at frequency rank #13,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpast]. gepisst is at rank #43,211, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpɪst].

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 56585, this pair ranks #934,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gepasst vs gepisst

Shared letters: egpst. Private to "gepasst": a. Private to "gepisst": i.

"gepasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gepisst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gepasstegpasst · geapsst · gepasstt · gepast · gepasts · gepaßt · geppasst · gepsast
  • gepisstegpisst · geipsst · gepisstt · gepist · gepists · gepißt · geppisst · gepsist

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gepasst" and "gepisst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpast] versus [ɡəˈpɪst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gepasst" vs "gepisst" - which ranks higher?
"gepasst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,374 in our German list, against #43,211 for "gepisst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gepasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gepisst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #934,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gepasst" and "gepisst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gepisst vs gepusht". 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 #934,588 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