Which to use
“geweiht” is a verb and “geweihten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,816
- “geweiht” frequency rank
- #34,695
- “geweihten” frequency rank
- 49511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geweiht | geweihten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weihen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geweiht |
Where the eye mixes geweiht and geweihten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between geweiht and geweihten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geweiht is [ɡəˈvaɪ̯t] while geweihten is [ɡəˈvaɪ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geweiht” sits inside “geweihten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geweiht is recorded at frequency rank #14,816, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯t]. 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 49511, this pair ranks #1,208,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geweiht vs geweihten
Shared letters: eghitw. Private to "geweiht": -. Private to "geweihten": n.
"geweiht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "geweihten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geweiht" and "geweihten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geweiht" vs "geweihten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geweiht" and "geweihten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geweiht" 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 #1,208,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geweiht" 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 #1,208,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.