Which to use
“gezielten” and “gezieltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,920
- “gezielten” frequency rank
- #45,989
- “gezieltes” frequency rank
- 63909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gezielten | gezieltes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezielt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezielt |
Where the eye mixes gezielten and gezieltes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gezielten and gezieltes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gezielten and gezieltes
A purely visual mix-up. gezielten ([ɡəˈt͡siːltn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gezielten” becomes s in “gezieltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gezielten is recorded at frequency rank #17,920, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡siːltn̩]. 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 63909, this pair ranks #660,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gezielten vs gezieltes
Shared letters: egiltz. Private to "gezielten": n. Private to "gezieltes": s.
"gezielten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "gezieltes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gezielten" for "gezieltes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gezielten" or "gezieltes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gezielten" 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 #660,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gezielten" 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 #660,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.