Which to use
“geweihten” and “gezeigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,695
- “geweihten” frequency rank
- #17,015
- “gezeigten” frequency rank
- 51710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geweihten | gezeigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geweiht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezeigt |
Where the eye mixes geweihten and gezeigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geweihten and gezeigten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geweihten and gezeigten
A purely visual mix-up. geweihten ([ɡəˈvaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 51710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geweihten is recorded at frequency rank #34,695, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯tn̩]. 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 51710, this pair ranks #1,125,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geweihten vs gezeigten
Shared letters: egint. Private to "geweihten": hw. Private to "gezeigten": z.
"geweihten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "gezeigten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geweihten" and "gezeigten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geweihten" or "gezeigten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geweihten" 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 #1,125,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geweihten" and "gezeigten" 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 #1,125,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.