Which to use
“gezeigte” is an adjective and “gezeugt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,743
- “gezeigte” frequency rank
- #27,752
- “gezeugt” frequency rank
- 52495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gezeigte | gezeugt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezeigt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zeugen |
Where the eye mixes gezeigte and gezeugt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gezeigte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against gezeugt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gezeigte and gezeugt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gezeigte is [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə] while gezeugt is [ɡəˈt͡sɔɪ̯kt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gezeigte is recorded at frequency rank #24,743, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]. gezeugt is at rank #27,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sɔɪ̯kt].
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 52495, this pair ranks #1,094,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gezeigte vs gezeugt
Shared letters: egtz. Private to "gezeigte": i. Private to "gezeugt": u.
"gezeigte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "gezeugt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gezeigte" and "gezeugt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gezeigte" vs "gezeugt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gezeigte" and "gezeugt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gezeigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezeugt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,094,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gezeigte" and "gezeugt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerügt vs gezeugt". 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 #1,094,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.