Which to use
“geschickt” and “geschickte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,065
- “geschickt” frequency rank
- #26,899
- “geschickte” frequency rank
- 28964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschickt | geschickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von hoher, guter Handfertigkeit, Handwerklichkeit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschickt |
Where the eye mixes geschickt and geschickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geschickt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against geschickte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschickt vs geschickte
A purely visual mix-up. geschickt ([ɡəˈʃɪkt]) and geschickte ([ɡəˈʃɪktə]) 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) - “geschickt” sits inside “geschickte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschickt is recorded at frequency rank #2,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪkt]. 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 28964, this pair ranks #1,775,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschickt vs geschickte
Shared letters: ceghikst. Private to "geschickt": -. Private to "geschickte": -.
"geschickt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "geschickte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschickt ← egschickt · gecshickt · gescchickt · geschcikt · geschhickt · geschicckt · geschickkt · geschicktt
- geschickte ← egschickte · gecshickte · gescchickte · geschcikte · geschhickte · geschicckte · geschicket · geschickkte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geschickt" and "geschickte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geschickt" vs "geschickte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geschickt" and "geschickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschickt" 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 #1,775,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschickt" 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 #1,775,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.