Which to use
“geteilten” and “geweihten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,743
- “geteilten” frequency rank
- #34,695
- “geweihten” frequency rank
- 57438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geteilten | geweihten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geweiht |
Where the eye mixes geteilten and geweihten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geteilten and geweihten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geteilten and geweihten
A purely visual mix-up. geteilten ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) and geweihten ([ɡəˈvaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 57438, 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]. geweihten is at rank #34,695, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯tn̩].
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 57438, this pair ranks #901,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geteilten vs geweihten
Shared letters: egint. Private to "geteilten": l. Private to "geweihten": hw.
"geteilten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "geweihten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geteilten" for "geweihten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geteilten" or "geweihten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geteilten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geweihten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #901,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geteilten" and "geweihten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geweihte vs geweihten". 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 #901,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.