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.
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?
Frequency check: "geschafft" vs "geschätzt" - which ranks higher?
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.