geschätztvsgeschätzteTell them apart

Which to use

“geschätzt” and “geschätzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,371
“geschätzt” frequency rank
#17,915
“geschätzte” frequency rank
23286
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geschätzt geschätzte
Definition so, dass jemand sehr geachtet, respektiert wird Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschätzt

Where the eye mixes geschätzt and geschätzte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geschätzt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against geschätzte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
geschätzt
10 ch
geschätzte

Visual trap between geschätzt and geschätzte

A purely visual mix-up. geschätzt ([ɡəˈʃɛt͡st]) and geschätzte ([ɡəˈʃɛt͡stə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geschätzt” sits inside “geschätzte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geschätzt is recorded at frequency rank #5,371, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛt͡st]. geschätzte is at rank #17,915, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛt͡stə].

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 23286, this pair ranks #1,863,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geschätzt vs geschätzte

Shared letters: ceghstzä. Private to "geschätzt": -. Private to "geschätzte": -.

"geschätzt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "geschätzte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geschätzt" and "geschätzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃɛt͡st] versus [ɡəˈʃɛt͡stə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geschätzt" or "geschätzte" show up more?
"geschätzt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,371 in our German list, against #17,915 for "geschätzte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geschätzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geschätzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,863,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geschätzt" and "geschätzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschätzte vs geschütztes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,863,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list