geschätztevsgeschütztWhich spelling fits?

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

#17,915
“geschätzte” frequency rank
#3,964
“geschützt” frequency rank
21879
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geschätzte geschützt
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschätzt gefeit, immun, nicht anfällig

Where the eye mixes geschätzte and geschützt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
geschätzte
9 ch
geschützt

Look-alike desk: geschätzte vs geschützt

A purely visual mix-up. geschätzte ([ɡəˈʃɛt͡stə]) and geschützt ([ɡəˈʃʏt͡st]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geschätzte is recorded at frequency rank #17,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛt͡stə]. geschützt is at rank #3,964, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏt͡st].

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 21879, this pair ranks #1,881,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geschätzte vs geschützt

Shared letters: ceghstz. Private to "geschätzte": ä. Private to "geschützt": ü.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geschätzte" and "geschützt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃɛt͡stə] versus [ɡəˈʃʏt͡st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geschätzte" or "geschützt"?
"geschützt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,964 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

Eye-level mix-up between "geschätzte" and "geschützt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geschätzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geschützt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,881,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geschätzte" and "geschützt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschätzte vs geschütztes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,881,041 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