Which to use
“gezählt” is a verb and “gezielt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,194
- “gezählt” frequency rank
- #4,352
- “gezielt” frequency rank
- 10546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gezählt | gezielt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zählen | auf ein Ziel ausgerichtet |
Where the eye mixes gezählt and gezielt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gezählt is [ɡəˈt͡sɛːlt] while gezielt is [ɡəˈt͡siːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gezählt is recorded at frequency rank #6,194, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sɛːlt]. gezielt is at rank #4,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡siːlt].
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 10546, this pair ranks #1,974,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gezählt vs gezielt
Shared letters: egltz. Private to "gezählt": hä. Private to "gezielt": i.
"gezählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gezielt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gezielt ← egzielt · geizelt · gezeilt · geziellt · gezieltt · gezietl · gezilet · gezzielt