Which to use
“geschüttet” is a verb and “geschützten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,384
- “geschüttet” frequency rank
- #12,501
- “geschützten” frequency rank
- 51885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschüttet | geschützten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schütten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschützt |
Where the eye mixes geschüttet and geschützten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geschüttet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against geschützten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geschüttet with geschützten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschüttet is [ɡəˈʃʏtət] while geschützten is [ɡəˈʃʏt͡stn̩]. 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 51885, 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]. geschützten is at rank #12,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏt͡stn̩].
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 51885, this pair ranks #1,118,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschüttet vs geschützten
Shared letters: ceghstü. Private to "geschüttet": -. Private to "geschützten": nz.
"geschüttet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschützten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geschüttet" and "geschützten" 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 "geschützten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,118,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschüttet" and "geschützten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschüttet vs geschütztes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,118,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.