Which to use
“geschockt” and “geschont” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,842
- “geschockt” frequency rank
- #30,085
- “geschont” frequency rank
- 43927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschockt | geschont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schocken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schonen |
Where the eye mixes geschockt and geschont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geschockt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against geschont's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschockt vs geschont
A purely visual mix-up. geschockt ([ɡəˈʃɔkt]) and geschont ([ɡəˈʃoːnt]) 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 43927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschockt is recorded at frequency rank #13,842, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɔkt]. geschont is at rank #30,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃoːnt].
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 43927, this pair ranks #1,402,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschockt vs geschont
Shared letters: ceghost. Private to "geschockt": k. Private to "geschont": n.
"geschockt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "geschont" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geschockt" and "geschont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geschockt" or "geschont" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geschockt" and "geschont" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschockt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschockt" and "geschont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gescheut vs geschont". 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 #1,402,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.