Which to use
“geschüttet” is a verb and “geschützt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,384
- “geschüttet” frequency rank
- #3,964
- “geschützt” frequency rank
- 43348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschüttet | geschützt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schütten | gefeit, immun, nicht anfällig |
Where the eye mixes geschüttet and geschützt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geschüttet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against geschützt's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geschüttet and geschützt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschüttet is [ɡəˈʃʏtət] while geschützt is [ɡəˈʃʏt͡st]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschüttet is recorded at frequency rank #39,384, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏtət]. geschützt is at rank #3,964, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏt͡st].
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 43348, this pair ranks #1,420,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschüttet vs geschützt
Shared letters: ceghstü. Private to "geschüttet": -. Private to "geschützt": z.
"geschüttet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschützt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschüttet" for "geschützt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geschüttet" or "geschützt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschüttet" and "geschützt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschüttet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschützt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,420,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschüttet" and "geschützt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschüttet vs geschütztes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,420,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.