Which to use
“geschützt” and “geschützte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,964
- “geschützt” frequency rank
- #16,163
- “geschützte” frequency rank
- 20127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschützt | geschützte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gefeit, immun, nicht anfällig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschützt |
Where the eye mixes geschützt and geschützte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses geschützt with geschützte
A purely visual mix-up. geschützt ([ɡəˈʃʏt͡st]) and geschützte ([ɡəˈʃʏt͡stə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “geschützt” sits inside “geschützte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschützt is recorded at frequency rank #3,964, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏt͡st]. geschützte is at rank #16,163, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʏt͡stə].
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 20127, this pair ranks #1,900,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschützt vs geschützte
Shared letters: ceghstzü. Private to "geschützt": -. Private to "geschützte": -.
"geschützt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "geschützte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geschützt" and "geschützte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geschützt" vs "geschützte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geschützt" and "geschützte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschützt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschützte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschützt" and "geschützte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschützte vs geschütztes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,900,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.