geächtetvsgepachtetConfusable pair

Quick tell: geächtet is a adjective, gepachtet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geächtet” is an adjective and “gepachtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,990
“geächtet” frequency rank
#38,133
“gepachtet” frequency rank
84123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geächtet gepachtet
Definition von etwas total ausgeschlossen, beispielsweise ein Person oder eine Gruppe von Personen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs pachten

Where the eye mixes geächtet and gepachtet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geächtet runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against gepachtet's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geächtet
9 ch
gepachtet

Look-alike desk: geächtet vs gepachtet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geächtet is [ɡəˈʔɛçtət] while gepachtet is [ɡəˈpaxtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84123, 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]. gepachtet is at rank #38,133, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpaxtət].

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 84123, this pair ranks #128,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of geächtet vs gepachtet

Shared letters: ceght. Private to "geächtet": ä. Private to "gepachtet": ap.

"geächtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC  ·  "gepachtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gepachtetegpachtet · geapchtet · gepacchtet · gepachett · gepachhtet · gepachtett · gepachtte · gepachttet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geächtet" and "gepachtet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geächtet" is an adjective and "gepachtet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "geächtet" or "gepachtet" show up more?
"gepachtet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,133 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geächtet" and "gepachtet" 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 "gepachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #128,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geächtet" and "gepachtet" 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 #128,817 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