Which to use
“Geschick” is a noun and “geschickte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,152
- “Geschick” frequency rank
- #26,899
- “geschickte” frequency rank
- 40051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschick | geschickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fähigkeit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschickt |
Where the eye mixes Geschick and geschickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Geschick and geschickte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschick is [ɡəˈʃɪk] while geschickte is [ɡəˈʃɪktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Geschick” sits inside “geschickte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschick is recorded at frequency rank #13,152, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪk]. geschickte is at rank #26,899, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪktə].
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 40051, this pair ranks #1,519,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geschick vs geschickte
Shared letters: ceghiks. Private to "Geschick": -. Private to "geschickte": t.
"Geschick" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "geschickte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Geschick ← egschick · gecshick · gescchick · geschcik · geschhick · geschicck · geschickk · geschikc
- geschickte ← egschickte · gecshickte · gescchickte · geschcikte · geschhickte · geschicckte · geschicket · geschickkte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Geschick" and "geschickte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Geschick" or "geschickte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Geschick" and "geschickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschick" and "geschickte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschickte vs geschmückte". 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 #1,519,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.