gereistvsgezeigtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,077
“gereist” frequency rank
#1,226
“gezeigt” frequency rank
15303
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gereist gezeigt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reisen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zeigen

Where the eye mixes gereist and gezeigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gereist
7 ch
gezeigt

Visual trap between gereist and gezeigt

A purely visual mix-up. gereist ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st]) 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 15303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gereist is recorded at frequency rank #14,077, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st]. 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 15303, this pair ranks #1,944,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gereist vs gezeigt

Shared letters: egit. Private to "gereist": rs. Private to "gezeigt": z.

"gereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "gezeigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gereistegreist · geerist · gereisst · gereistt · gereits · geresit · geriest · gerreist
  • gezeigtegzeigt · geezigt · gezegit · gezeiggt · gezeigtt · gezeitg · geziegt · gezzeigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gereist" and "gezeigt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st] versus [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯kt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gereist" or "gezeigt" show up more?
"gezeigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,226 in our German list, against #14,077 for "gereist". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gereist" 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 #1,944,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gereist" and "gezeigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs gereist". 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 #1,944,924 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