Which to use
“Gesteine” is a noun and “gestern” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,072
- “Gesteine” frequency rank
- #617
- “gestern” frequency rank
- 31689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesteine | gestern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gestein | am Tag unmittelbar vor dem heutigen Tag |
Where the eye mixes Gesteine and gestern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gesteine vs gestern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesteine is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nə] while gestern is [ˈɡɛstɐn]. 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gesteine is recorded at frequency rank #31,072, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nə]. gestern is at rank #617, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡɛstɐn].
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 31689, this pair ranks #1,723,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesteine vs gestern
Shared letters: egnst. Private to "Gesteine": i. Private to "gestern": r.
"Gesteine" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "gestern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gesteine" for "gestern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gesteine" vs "gestern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gesteine" and "gestern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesteine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,723,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesteine" and "gestern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gesteine 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 #1,723,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.