Which to use
“gefälscht” is an adjective and “gefischt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,437
- “gefälscht” frequency rank
- #40,552
- “gefischt” frequency rank
- 56989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefälscht | gefischt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | illegal nachgemacht | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fischen |
Where the eye mixes gefälscht and gefischt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gefälscht vs gefischt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefälscht is [ɡəˈfɛlʃt] while gefischt is [ɡəˈfɪʃt]. 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 56989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefälscht is recorded at frequency rank #16,437, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlʃt]. 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 56989, this pair ranks #918,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefälscht vs gefischt
Shared letters: cefghst. Private to "gefälscht": lä. Private to "gefischt": i.
"gefälscht" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCC · "gefischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefischt ← egfischt · geffischt · geficsht · gefisccht · gefischht · gefischtt · gefiscth · gefishct
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefälscht" and "gefischt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gefälscht" or "gefischt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefälscht" and "gefischt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefälscht" 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 #918,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefälscht" 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 #918,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.