Which to use
“geteilte” and “geweihte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,031
- “geteilte” frequency rank
- #39,390
- “geweihte” frequency rank
- 65421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geteilte | geweihte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geweiht |
Where the eye mixes geteilte and geweihte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geteilte vs geweihte
A purely visual mix-up. geteilte ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltə]) and geweihte ([ɡəˈvaɪ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geteilte is recorded at frequency rank #26,031, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltə]. geweihte is at rank #39,390, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯tə].
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 65421, this pair ranks #607,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geteilte vs geweihte
Shared letters: egit. Private to "geteilte": l. Private to "geweihte": hw.
"geteilte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "geweihte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geteilte" for "geweihte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geteilte" or "geweihte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geteilte" and "geweihte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geteilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geweihte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #607,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geteilte" and "geweihte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geweih vs geweihte". 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 #607,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.