geteiltenvsgezeigtenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,743
“geteilten” frequency rank
#17,015
“gezeigten” frequency rank
39758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geteilten gezeigten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geteilt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezeigt

Where the eye mixes geteilten and gezeigten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
geteilten
9 ch
gezeigten

Why the eye confuses geteilten with gezeigten

A purely visual mix-up. geteilten ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) and gezeigten ([ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktn̩]) 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 39758, 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]. gezeigten is at rank #17,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktn̩].

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 39758, this pair ranks #1,527,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geteilten vs gezeigten

Shared letters: egint. Private to "geteilten": l. Private to "gezeigten": z.

"geteilten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "gezeigten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geteiltenegteilten · geetilten · geteiletn · geteillten · geteiltenn · geteiltne · geteiltten · geteitlen
  • gezeigtenegzeigten · geezigten · gezegiten · gezeigetn · gezeiggten · gezeigtenn · gezeigtne · gezeigtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geteilten" and "gezeigten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯ltn̩] versus [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geteilten" or "gezeigten"?
"gezeigten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,015 in our German list, against #22,743 for "geteilten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geteilten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gezeigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,527,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geteilten" and "gezeigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geteilten 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 #1,527,761 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