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“Gedichte” and “Gedichts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,792
“Gedichte” frequency rank
#46,669
“Gedichts” frequency rank
51461
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gedichte Gedichts
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gedicht Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gedicht

Where the eye mixes Gedichte and Gedichts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gedichte (CVCVCCCV) and Gedichts (CVCVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
Gedichte
8 ch
Gedichts

Visual trap between Gedichte and Gedichts

A purely visual mix-up. Gedichte ([ɡəˈdɪçtə]) and Gedichts ([ɡəˈdɪçt͡s]) 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 a single letter - e in “Gedichte” becomes s in “Gedichts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gedichte is recorded at frequency rank #4,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈdɪçtə]. Gedichts is at rank #46,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈdɪçt͡s].

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 51461, this pair ranks #1,134,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gedichte vs Gedichts

Shared letters: cdeghit. Private to "Gedichte": -. Private to "Gedichts": s.

"Gedichte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "Gedichts" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gedichte ← egdichte · gdeichte · gedcihte · geddichte · gedicchte · gedichet · gedichhte · gedichtte
  • Gedichts ← egdichts · gdeichts · gedcihts · geddichts · gedicchts · gedichhts · gedichst · gedichtss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gedichte" and "Gedichts" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈdɪçtə] versus [ɡəˈdɪçt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gedichte" vs "Gedichts" - which ranks higher?
"Gedichte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,792 in our German list, against #46,669 for "Gedichts". 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 "Gedichte" and "Gedichts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gedichte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gedichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,134,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gedichte" and "Gedichts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gedichts vs Gerichtes". 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 #1,134,686 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