Which to use
“geballte” and “gemalte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,062
- “geballte” frequency rank
- #40,556
- “gemalte” frequency rank
- 73618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geballte | gemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt |
Where the eye mixes geballte and gemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geballte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gemalte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geballte and gemalte
A purely visual mix-up. geballte ([ɡəˈbaltə]) and gemalte ([ɡəˈmaːltə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geballte is recorded at frequency rank #33,062, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaltə]. gemalte is at rank #40,556, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltə].
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 73618, this pair ranks #355,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geballte vs gemalte
Shared letters: aeglt. Private to "geballte": b. Private to "gemalte": m.
"geballte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geballte" for "gemalte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geballte" vs "gemalte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geballte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geballte" and "gemalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemalte vs gestalte". 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 #355,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.