Which to use
“gestehe” and “gesteht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,572
- “gestehe” frequency rank
- #13,380
- “gesteht” frequency rank
- 38952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestehe | gesteht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestehen |
Where the eye mixes gestehe and gesteht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gestehe vs gesteht
A purely visual mix-up. gestehe ([ɡəˈʃteːə]) and gesteht ([ɡəˈʃteːt]) 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 a single letter - e in “gestehe” becomes t in “gesteht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38952, 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]. gesteht is at rank #13,380, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃteːt].
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 38952, this pair ranks #1,550,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestehe vs gesteht
Shared letters: eghst. Private to "gestehe": -. Private to "gesteht": -.
"gestehe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gesteht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestehe" and "gesteht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gestehe" or "gesteht"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesteht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,550,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestehe" and "gesteht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestehe vs Gesteine". 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 #1,550,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.