geächtetvsgemachteConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
geächtet
8 ch
gemachte

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

  • gemachteegmachte · geamchte · gemacchte · gemachet · gemachhte · gemachtte · gemacthe · gemahcte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geächtet" for "gemachte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔɛçtət] versus [ɡəˈmaxtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geächtet" or "gemachte"?
"gemachte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,367 in our German list, against #45,990 for "geächtet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list