Which to use
“geteilten” and “geteilter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,743
- “geteilten” frequency rank
- #39,388
- “geteilter” frequency rank
- 62131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geteilten | geteilter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt |
Where the eye mixes geteilten and geteilter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geteilten and geteilter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: geteilten vs geteilter
A purely visual mix-up. geteilten ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) and geteilter ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “geteilten” becomes r in “geteilter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geteilten is recorded at frequency rank #22,743, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]. 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 62131, this pair ranks #724,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geteilten vs geteilter
Shared letters: egilt. Private to "geteilten": n. Private to "geteilter": r.
"geteilten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "geteilter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "geteilten" 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 #724,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geteilten" 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 #724,077 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.