Which to use
“gereift” and “gezeigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,134
- “gereift” frequency rank
- #1,226
- “gezeigt” frequency rank
- 39360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gereift | gezeigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reifen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zeigen |
Where the eye mixes gereift and gezeigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gereift and gezeigt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gereift with gezeigt
A purely visual mix-up. gereift ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯ft]) and gezeigt ([ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯kt]) 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 39360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gereift is recorded at frequency rank #38,134, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯ft]. gezeigt is at rank #1,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯kt].
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 39360, this pair ranks #1,538,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gereift vs gezeigt
Shared letters: egit. Private to "gereift": fr. Private to "gezeigt": z.
"gereift" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gezeigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gereift" for "gezeigt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gereift" vs "gezeigt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gereift" and "gezeigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gereift" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezeigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gereift" and "gezeigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerafft vs gereift". 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 #1,538,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.