Which to use
“geschissen” and “geschossen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,599
- “geschissen” frequency rank
- #4,795
- “geschossen” frequency rank
- 25394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschissen | geschossen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs scheißen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schießen |
Where the eye mixes geschissen and geschossen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between geschissen and geschossen
A purely visual mix-up. geschissen ([ɡəˈʃɪsn̩]) and geschossen ([ɡəˈʃɔsn̩]) 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 a single letter - i in “geschissen” becomes o in “geschossen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschissen is recorded at frequency rank #20,599, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪsn̩]. geschossen is at rank #4,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɔsn̩].
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 25394, this pair ranks #1,833,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschissen vs geschossen
Shared letters: ceghns. Private to "geschissen": i. Private to "geschossen": o.
"geschissen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschossen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschissen ← egschissen · gecshissen · gescchissen · geschhissen · geschisen · geschisesn · geschissenn · geschissne
- geschossen ← egschossen · gecshossen · gescchossen · geschhossen · geschosen · geschosesn · geschossenn · geschossne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschissen" for "geschossen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geschissen" or "geschossen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geschissen" and "geschossen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschossen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschissen" and "geschossen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschissen vs Geschosse". 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 #1,833,967 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.