Which to use
“gezielte” and “gezieltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,481
- “gezielte” frequency rank
- #45,989
- “gezieltes” frequency rank
- 56470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gezielte | gezieltes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gezielt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezielt |
Where the eye mixes gezielte and gezieltes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gezielte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against gezieltes's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gezielte with gezieltes
A purely visual mix-up. gezielte ([ɡəˈt͡siːltə]) and gezieltes ([ɡəˈt͡siːltəs]) 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) - “gezielte” sits inside “gezieltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gezielte is recorded at frequency rank #10,481, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡siːltə]. gezieltes is at rank #45,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡siːltəs].
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 56470, this pair ranks #938,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gezielte vs gezieltes
Shared letters: egiltz. Private to "gezielte": -. Private to "gezieltes": s.
"gezielte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "gezieltes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gezielte" and "gezieltes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gezielte" vs "gezieltes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gezielte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezieltes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #938,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gezielte" and "gezieltes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geliebtes vs gezieltes". 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 #938,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.