Which to use
“geduscht” is an adjective and “gefischt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,203
- “geduscht” frequency rank
- #40,552
- “gefischt” frequency rank
- 68755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geduscht | gefischt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit spritzendem Wasser gewaschen, ein Brausebad genommen habend | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fischen |
Where the eye mixes geduscht and gefischt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geduscht and gefischt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geduscht and gefischt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geduscht is [ɡəˈduːʃt] while gefischt is [ɡəˈfɪʃt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geduscht is recorded at frequency rank #28,203, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈduːʃt]. gefischt is at rank #40,552, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɪʃt].
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 68755, this pair ranks #497,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geduscht vs gefischt
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "geduscht": du. Private to "gefischt": fi.
"geduscht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gefischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geduscht" and "gefischt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geduscht" or "gefischt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geduscht" and "gefischt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geduscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefischt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #497,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geduscht" and "gefischt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefischt vs gewischt". 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 #497,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.