Which to use
“Geschäft” is a noun and “geschaut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,731
- “Geschäft” frequency rank
- #5,370
- “geschaut” frequency rank
- 7101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschäft | geschaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schauen |
Where the eye mixes Geschäft and geschaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Geschäft and geschaut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschäft is [ɡəˈʃɛft] while geschaut is [ɡəˈʃaʊ̯t]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschäft is recorded at frequency rank #1,731, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛft]. geschaut is at rank #5,370, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaʊ̯t].
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 7101, this pair ranks #1,989,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geschäft vs geschaut
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "Geschäft": fä. Private to "geschaut": au.
"Geschäft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "geschaut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschaut ← egschaut · gecshaut · gescahut · gescchaut · geschatu · geschautt · geschhaut · geschuat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Geschäft" for "geschaut" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Geschäft" or "geschaut" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschäft" and "geschaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschaut vs Geschwür". 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 #1,989,381 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.