gereiztvsgeteiltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,593
“gereizt” frequency rank
#4,890
“geteilt” frequency rank
22483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gereizt geteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reizen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs teilen

Where the eye mixes gereizt and geteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gereizt and geteilt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gereizt
7 ch
geteilt

Look-alike desk: gereizt vs geteilt

A purely visual mix-up. gereizt ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st]) and geteilt ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) 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 22483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gereizt is recorded at frequency rank #17,593, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st]. geteilt is at rank #4,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt].

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 22483, this pair ranks #1,873,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gereizt vs geteilt

Shared letters: egit. Private to "gereizt": rz. Private to "geteilt": l.

"gereizt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "geteilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gereizt ← egreizt · geerizt · gereitz · gereiztt · gereizzt · gerezit · geriezt · gerreizt
  • geteilt ← egteilt · geetilt · geteillt · geteiltt · geteitl · getelit · getielt · getteilt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gereizt" and "geteilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st] versus [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gereizt" or "geteilt"?
"geteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our German list, against #17,593 for "gereizt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gereizt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,873,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gereizt" and "geteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs gereizt". 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 #1,873,618 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