geteiltvsgeteilterWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#4,890
“geteilt” frequency rank
#39,388
“geteilter” frequency rank
44278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geteilt geteilter
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs teilen Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt

Where the eye mixes geteilt and geteilter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geteilt
9 ch
geteilter

Look-alike desk: geteilt vs geteilter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geteilt is [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt] while geteilter is [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geteilt” sits inside “geteilter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geteilt is recorded at frequency rank #4,890, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]. geteilter is at rank #39,388, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltɐ].

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 44278, this pair ranks #1,391,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geteilt vs geteilter

Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geteilt": -. Private to "geteilter": r.

"geteilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "geteilter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geteiltegteilt · geetilt · geteillt · geteiltt · geteitl · getelit · getielt · getteilt
  • geteilteregteilter · geetilter · geteiletr · geteillter · geteilterr · geteiltre · geteiltter · geteitler

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geteilt" for "geteilter" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geteilt" is a verb and "geteilter" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "geteilt" vs "geteilter" - which ranks higher?
"geteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our German list, against #39,388 for "geteilter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,391,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geteilt" and "geteilter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geteilte vs geteilter". 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 #1,391,346 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