Which to use
“gleicht” and “gleitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,208
- “gleicht” frequency rank
- #30,587
- “gleitet” frequency rank
- 39795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gleicht | gleitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gleichen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gleiten |
Where the eye mixes gleicht and gleitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gleicht (CCVVCCC) and gleitet (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gleicht and gleitet
A purely visual mix-up. gleicht ([ɡlaɪ̯çt]) and gleitet ([ˈɡlaɪ̯tət]) 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 39795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gleicht is recorded at frequency rank #9,208, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡlaɪ̯çt]. gleitet is at rank #30,587, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaɪ̯tət].
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 39795, this pair ranks #1,526,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gleicht vs gleitet
Shared letters: egilt. Private to "gleicht": ch. Private to "gleitet": -.
"gleicht" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "gleitet" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gleicht" for "gleitet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gleicht" or "gleitet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gleicht" and "gleitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gleicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,526,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gleicht" and "gleitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleitete vs gleitet". 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 #1,526,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.