Which to use
“Geschäfte” is a noun and “geschaut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,959
- “Geschäfte” frequency rank
- #5,370
- “geschaut” frequency rank
- 8329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschäfte | geschaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschäft | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schauen |
Where the eye mixes Geschäfte and geschaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Geschäfte runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against geschaut's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Geschäfte vs geschaut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschäfte is [ɡəˈʃɛftə] while geschaut is [ɡəˈʃaʊ̯t]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschäfte is recorded at frequency rank #2,959, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛftə]. 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 8329, this pair ranks #1,984,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geschäfte vs geschaut
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "Geschäfte": fä. Private to "geschaut": au.
"Geschäfte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "geschaut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschaut ← egschaut · gecshaut · gescahut · gescchaut · geschatu · geschautt · geschhaut · geschuat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Geschäfte" and "geschaut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Geschäfte" or "geschaut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Geschäfte" and "geschaut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäfte" 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 #1,984,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschäfte" 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 #1,984,736 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.