Which to use
“geweihte” and “geweihten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,390
- “geweihte” frequency rank
- #34,695
- “geweihten” frequency rank
- 74085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geweihte | geweihten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geweiht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geweiht |
Where the eye mixes geweihte and geweihten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geweihte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against geweihten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geweihte vs geweihten
A purely visual mix-up. geweihte ([ɡəˈvaɪ̯tə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geweihte” sits inside “geweihten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geweihte is recorded at frequency rank #39,390, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯tə]. 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 74085, this pair ranks #342,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geweihte vs geweihten
Shared letters: eghitw. Private to "geweihte": -. Private to "geweihten": n.
"geweihte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "geweihten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geweihte" and "geweihten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geweihte" vs "geweihten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geweihte" 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 #342,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geweihte" and "geweihten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geweih vs geweihte". 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 #342,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.