Which to use
“gera” is a verb and “Geräts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,085
- “gera” frequency rank
- #35,795
- “Geräts” frequency rank
- 47880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gera | Geräts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tun | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gerät |
Letter map: gera vs Geräts
Shared letters muted; letters that set gera and Geräts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for gera / Geräts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gera is averb and Gerätsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gera is recorded at frequency rank #12,085, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Geräts is at rank #35,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːt͡s].
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 47880, this pair ranks #1,268,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gera vs Geräts
Shared letters: egr. Private to "gera": a. Private to "Geräts": stä.
"gera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Geräts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gera ← egra · gerra · ggera · grea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gera" for "Geräts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gera" or "Geräts"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gera" and "Geräts".
- Full dictionary entry for "gera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geräts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,268,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gera" and "Geräts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebets vs Geräts". 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 #1,268,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.