Which to use
“geschädigt” and “geschädigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,596
- “geschädigt” frequency rank
- #25,570
- “geschädigte” frequency rank
- 43166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschädigt | geschädigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Schaden habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschädigt |
Where the eye mixes geschädigt and geschädigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. geschädigt ([ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçt]) and geschädigte ([ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geschädigt” sits inside “geschädigte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschädigt is recorded at frequency rank #17,596, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçt]. geschädigte is at rank #25,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçtə].
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 43166, this pair ranks #1,426,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschädigt vs geschädigte
Shared letters: cdeghistä. Private to "geschädigt": -. Private to "geschädigte": -.
"geschädigt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "geschädigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV