gestopptvsgetipptWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: gestoppt is a verb, getippt is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gestoppt” is a verb and “getippt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,377
“gestoppt” frequency rank
#23,958
“getippt” frequency rank
32335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gestoppt getippt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stoppen mit einer Tastatur geschrieben

Where the eye mixes gestoppt and getippt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
gestoppt
7 ch
getippt

Why the eye confuses gestoppt with getippt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestoppt is [ɡəˈʃtɔpt] while getippt is [ɡəˈtɪpt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gestoppt is recorded at frequency rank #8,377, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɔpt]. getippt is at rank #23,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtɪpt].

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 32335, this pair ranks #1,709,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gestoppt vs getippt

Shared letters: egpt. Private to "gestoppt": os. Private to "getippt": i.

"gestoppt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "getippt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gestopptegstoppt · gesotppt · gesstoppt · gestopptt · gestopt · gestoptp · gestpopt · gesttoppt
  • getipptegtippt · geitppt · getipptt · getipt · getiptp · getpipt · gettippt · ggetippt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gestoppt" and "getippt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gestoppt" is a verb and "getippt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gestoppt" or "getippt"?
"gestoppt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,377 in our German list, against #23,958 for "getippt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gestoppt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "getippt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,709,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gestoppt" and "getippt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekappt vs getippt". 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 #1,709,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list