Which to use
“Geschäftes” is a noun and “geschaltet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,313
- “Geschäftes” frequency rank
- #16,718
- “geschaltet” frequency rank
- 62031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschäftes | geschaltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Geschäft | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schalten |
Where the eye mixes Geschäftes and geschaltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Geschäftes and geschaltet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Geschäftes and geschaltet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschäftes is [ɡəˈʃɛftəs] 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 62031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschäftes is recorded at frequency rank #45,313, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛftəs]. 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 62031, this pair ranks #727,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Geschäftes vs geschaltet
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "Geschäftes": fä. Private to "geschaltet": al.
"Geschäftes" · 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
Can "Geschäftes" and "geschaltet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Geschäftes" or "geschaltet" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäftes" 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 #727,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschäftes" and "geschaltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geschäftes vs gescheites". 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 #727,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.