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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "geschätzt" or "geschätzte" 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 "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.