Which to use
“geschüttet” is a verb and “geschützter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,384
- “geschüttet” frequency rank
- #35,800
- “geschützter” frequency rank
- 75184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschüttet | geschützter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schütten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschützt |
Where the eye mixes geschüttet and geschützter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geschüttet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against geschützter's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geschüttet and geschützter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschüttet is [ɡəˈʃʏtət] while geschützter is [ɡəˈʃʏt͡stɐ]. 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 75184, 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]. geschützter is at rank #35,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏt͡stɐ].
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 75184, this pair ranks #314,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geschüttet vs geschützter
Shared letters: ceghstü. Private to "geschüttet": -. Private to "geschützter": rz.
"geschüttet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschützter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschüttet" for "geschützter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geschüttet" or "geschützter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geschüttet" and "geschützter" 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 "geschützter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschüttet" and "geschützter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschüttet vs geschütztes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #314,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.