Which to use
“geächtet” and “gemachte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,990
- “geächtet” frequency rank
- #15,367
- “gemachte” frequency rank
- 61357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geächtet | gemachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von etwas total ausgeschlossen, beispielsweise ein Person oder eine Gruppe von Personen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht |
Where the eye mixes geächtet and gemachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geächtet (CVVCCCVC) and gemachte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses geächtet with gemachte
A purely visual mix-up. geächtet ([ɡəˈʔɛçtət]) and gemachte ([ɡəˈmaxtə]) 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geächtet is recorded at frequency rank #45,990, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔɛçtət]. gemachte is at rank #15,367, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaxtə].
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 61357, this pair ranks #752,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geächtet vs gemachte
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "geächtet": ä. Private to "gemachte": am.
"geächtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "gemachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemachte ← egmachte · geamchte · gemacchte · gemachet · gemachhte · gemachtte · gemacthe · gemahcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geächtet" for "gemachte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geächtet" or "gemachte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geächtet" and "gemachte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geächtet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #752,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geächtet" and "gemachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geächtet vs gemachter". 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 #752,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.