Which to use
“Geschäft” is a noun and “gescheit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,731
- “Geschäft” frequency rank
- #27,747
- “gescheit” frequency rank
- 29478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschäft | gescheit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen | von großer Intelligenz, einen scharfen Verstand habend |
Where the eye mixes Geschäft and gescheit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Geschäft vs gescheit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschäft is [ɡəˈʃɛft] while gescheit is [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯t]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29478, 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]. gescheit is at rank #27,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯t].
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 29478, this pair ranks #1,766,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geschäft vs gescheit
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "Geschäft": fä. Private to "gescheit": i.
"Geschäft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "gescheit" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gescheit ← egscheit · gecsheit · gesccheit · gescehit · gescheitt · gescheti · geschheit · geschiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Geschäft" and "gescheit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Geschäft" or "gescheit" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gescheit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschäft" and "gescheit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gescheit vs geschneit". 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 #1,766,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.