geübtvsgeübteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,034
“geübt” frequency rank
#41,862
“geübte” frequency rank
50896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geübt geübte
Definition aufgrund von (viel) Übung in etwas geschickt, etwas gut beherrschend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geübt

Where the eye mixes geübt and geübte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geübt runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against geübte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
geübt
6 ch
geübte

Why the eye confuses geübt with geübte

A purely visual mix-up. geübt ([ɡəˈʔyːpt]) and geübte ([ɡəˈʔyːptə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geübt” sits inside “geübte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geübt is recorded at frequency rank #9,034, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔyːpt]. geübte is at rank #41,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔyːptə].

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 50896, this pair ranks #1,156,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geübt vs geübte

Shared letters: begtü. Private to "geübt": -. Private to "geübte": -.

"geübt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "geübte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geübt" for "geübte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔyːpt] versus [ɡəˈʔyːptə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geübt" or "geübte" show up more?
"geübt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,034 in our German list, against #41,862 for "geübte". 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 "geübt" and "geübte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geübt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geübte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,156,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geübt" and "geübte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelobte vs geübte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,156,209 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