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“gestehe” and “gestehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,572
- “gestehe” frequency rank
- #10,859
- “gestehen” frequency rank
- 36431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestehe | gestehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen | etwas offen zugeben; ein Geständnis ablegen |
Where the eye mixes gestehe and gestehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gestehe vs gestehen
A purely visual mix-up. gestehe ([ɡəˈʃteːə]) and gestehen ([ɡəˈʃteːən]) 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) - “gestehe” sits inside “gestehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestehe is recorded at frequency rank #25,572, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃteːə]. gestehen is at rank #10,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃteːən].
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 36431, this pair ranks #1,615,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestehe vs gestehen
Shared letters: eghst. Private to "gestehe": -. Private to "gestehen": n.
"gestehe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gestehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestehe" and "gestehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gestehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,615,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestehe" and "gestehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestehen vs Gesteinen". 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 #1,615,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.