geteiltenvsgeteilterTell them apart

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“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.

9 ch
geteilten
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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

  • geteilten ← egteilten · geetilten · geteiletn · geteillten · geteiltenn · geteiltne · geteiltten · geteitlen
  • geteilter ← egteilter · geetilter · geteiletr · geteillter · geteilterr · geteiltre · geteiltter · geteitler

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geteilten" and "geteilter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩] versus [ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geteilten" vs "geteilter" - which ranks higher?
"geteilten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,743 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.

After this comparison

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

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list