Which to use
“Geschicke” is a noun and “geschickte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,898
- “Geschicke” frequency rank
- #26,899
- “geschickte” frequency rank
- 53797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschicke | geschickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschick | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschickt |
Where the eye mixes Geschicke and geschickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Geschicke runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against geschickte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Geschicke and geschickte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geschicke is [ɡəˈʃɪkə] while geschickte is [ɡəˈʃɪktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschicke is recorded at frequency rank #26,898, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪkə]. 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 53797, this pair ranks #1,043,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Geschicke vs geschickte
Shared letters: ceghiks. Private to "Geschicke": -. Private to "geschickte": t.
"Geschicke" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "geschickte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Geschicke ← egschicke · gecshicke · gescchicke · geschcike · geschhicke · geschiccke · geschicek · geschickke
- geschickte ← egschickte · gecshickte · gescchickte · geschcikte · geschhickte · geschicckte · geschicket · geschickkte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Geschicke" and "geschickte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Geschicke" vs "geschickte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Geschicke" and "geschickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschicke" 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 #1,043,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschicke" 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 #1,043,862 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.