Which to use
“geschadet” is a verb and “geschafft” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,010
- “geschadet” frequency rank
- #1,324
- “geschafft” frequency rank
- 18334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschadet | geschafft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schaden | nach einer Anstrengung erschöpft, kraftlos |
Where the eye mixes geschadet and geschafft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geschadet (CVCCCVCVC) and geschafft (CVCCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between geschadet and geschafft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschadet is [ɡəˈʃaːdət] while geschafft is [ɡəˈʃaft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschadet is recorded at frequency rank #17,010, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaːdət]. geschafft is at rank #1,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaft].
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 18334, this pair ranks #1,919,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschadet vs geschafft
Shared letters: aceghst. Private to "geschadet": d. Private to "geschafft": f.
"geschadet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "geschafft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschadet" for "geschafft" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geschadet" vs "geschafft" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschadet" and "geschafft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschadet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschafft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschadet" and "geschafft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschadet vs geschändet". 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 #1,919,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.