geschafftvsgeschätztTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,324
“geschafft” frequency rank
#5,371
“geschätzt” frequency rank
6695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geschafft geschätzt
Definition nach einer Anstrengung erschöpft, kraftlos so, dass jemand sehr geachtet, respektiert wird

Where the eye mixes geschafft and geschätzt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geschafft and geschätzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
geschafft
9 ch
geschätzt

Look-alike desk: geschafft vs geschätzt

A purely visual mix-up. geschafft ([ɡəˈʃaft]) and geschätzt ([ɡəˈʃɛt͡st]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6695, 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]. geschätzt is at rank #5,371, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛt͡st].

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 6695, this pair ranks #1,990,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geschafft vs geschätzt

Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "geschafft": af. Private to "geschätzt": zä.

"geschafft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "geschätzt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geschafft ← egschafft · gecshafft · gescahfft · gescchafft · geschafftt · geschaft · geschaftf · geschfaft

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geschafft" for "geschätzt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃaft] versus [ɡəˈʃɛt͡st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geschafft" vs "geschätzt" - which ranks higher?
"geschafft" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,324 in our German list, against #5,371 for "geschätzt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "geschafft" and "geschätzt" 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 "geschätzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,990,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geschafft" and "geschätzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschätzt vs geschätzter". 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 #1,990,743 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