Which to use
“geschafft” is an adjective and “Geschäft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,324
- “geschafft” frequency rank
- #1,731
- “Geschäft” frequency rank
- 3055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschafft | Geschäft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach einer Anstrengung erschöpft, kraftlos | gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen |
Where the eye mixes geschafft and Geschäft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geschafft runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against Geschäft's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geschafft and Geschäft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschafft is [ɡəˈʃaft] while Geschäft is [ɡəˈʃɛft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschafft is recorded at frequency rank #1,324, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaft]. Geschäft is at rank #1,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛft].
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 3055, this pair ranks #2,001,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschafft vs Geschäft
Shared letters: cefghst. Private to "geschafft": a. Private to "Geschäft": ä.
"geschafft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "Geschäft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschafft ← egschafft · gecshafft · gescahfft · gescchafft · geschafftt · geschaft · geschaftf · geschfaft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschafft" for "Geschäft" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geschafft" vs "Geschäft" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschafft" and "Geschäft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschafft" and "Geschäft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geschäft vs Geschäftes". 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 #2,001,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.