Which to use
“gespielte” and “gezielte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,071
- “gespielte” frequency rank
- #10,481
- “gezielte” frequency rank
- 41552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gespielte | gezielte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespielt | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gezielt |
Where the eye mixes gespielte and gezielte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gespielte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against gezielte's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gespielte and gezielte
A purely visual mix-up. gespielte ([ɡəˈʃpiːltə]) and gezielte ([ɡəˈt͡siːltə]) 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 41552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gespielte is recorded at frequency rank #31,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpiːltə]. gezielte is at rank #10,481, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡siːltə].
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 41552, this pair ranks #1,476,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gespielte vs gezielte
Shared letters: egilt. Private to "gespielte": ps. Private to "gezielte": z.
"gespielte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "gezielte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gespielte" and "gezielte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gespielte" vs "gezielte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gespielte" and "gezielte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gespielte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezielte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,476,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gespielte" and "gezielte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gespielte vs gespielten". 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 #1,476,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.