Which to use
“Geschäften” is a noun and “geschaltet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,721
- “Geschäften” frequency rank
- #16,718
- “geschaltet” frequency rank
- 25439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschäften | geschaltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäft | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schalten |
Where the eye mixes Geschäften and geschaltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Geschäften and geschaltet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Geschäften vs geschaltet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschäften is [ɡəˈʃɛftn̩] while geschaltet is [ɡəˈʃaltət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 25439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschäften is recorded at frequency rank #8,721, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛftn̩]. geschaltet is at rank #16,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaltət].
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 25439, this pair ranks #1,833,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geschäften vs geschaltet
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "Geschäften": fnä. Private to "geschaltet": al.
"Geschäften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschaltet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschaltet ← egschaltet · gecshaltet · gescahltet · gescchaltet · geschalett · geschalltet · geschaltett · geschaltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Geschäften" for "geschaltet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Geschäften" vs "geschaltet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschaltet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschäften" and "geschaltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geschäftes vs geschaltet". 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 #1,833,273 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.