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

#4,792
“Gedichte” frequency rank
#46,687
“Gerichtes” frequency rank
51479
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Gedichte and Gerichtes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Gedichte
9 ch
Gerichtes

Look-alike desk: Gedichte vs Gerichtes

A purely visual mix-up. Gedichte ([ɡəˈdɪçtə]) and Gerichtes ([ɡəˈʁɪçtəs]) 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 51479, 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]. Gerichtes is at rank #46,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtəs].

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 51479, this pair ranks #1,134,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gedichte vs Gerichtes

Shared letters: ceghit. Private to "Gedichte": d. Private to "Gerichtes": rs.

"Gedichte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "Gerichtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gedichteegdichte · gdeichte · gedcihte · geddichte · gedicchte · gedichet · gedichhte · gedichtte
  • Gerichtesegrichtes · geirchtes · gercihtes · gericchtes · gerichets · gerichhtes · gerichtess · gerichtse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gedichte" for "Gerichtes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈdɪçtə] versus [ɡəˈʁɪçtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Gedichte" or "Gerichtes" show up more?
"Gedichte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,792 in our German list, against #46,687 for "Gerichtes". 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 "Gedichte" and "Gerichtes" 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 "Gerichtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,134,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gedichte" and "Gerichtes" 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 #1,134,002 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