geteiltvsgeurteiltConfusable pair

Which to use

“geteilt” and “geurteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,890
“geteilt” frequency rank
#42,536
“geurteilt” frequency rank
47426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geteilt geurteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs teilen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs urteilen

Where the eye mixes geteilt and geurteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geteilt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against geurteilt's 9 (CVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
geteilt
9 ch
geurteilt

Look-alike desk: geteilt vs geurteilt

A purely visual mix-up. geteilt ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) and geurteilt ([ɡəˈʔuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47426, 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]. geurteilt is at rank #42,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lt].

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 47426, this pair ranks #1,284,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geteilt vs geurteilt

Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geteilt": -. Private to "geurteilt": ru.

"geteilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "geurteilt" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geteilt ← egteilt · geetilt · geteillt · geteiltt · geteitl · getelit · getielt · getteilt
  • geurteilt ← egurteilt · geruteilt · geuretilt · geurrteilt · geurteillt · geurteiltt · geurteitl · geurtelit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geteilt" and "geurteilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt] versus [ɡəˈʔuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geteilt" or "geurteilt" show up more?
"geteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our German list, against #42,536 for "geurteilt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geteilt" and "geurteilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geurteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,284,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geteilt" and "geurteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs geteilt". 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 #1,284,652 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