gefischtvsGemischWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gefischt is a verb, Gemisch is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gefischt” is a verb and “Gemisch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,552
“gefischt” frequency rank
#18,262
“Gemisch” frequency rank
58814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefischt Gemisch
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fischen etwas, was durch Vermischen von festen, flüssigen oder gasförmigen Stoffen entsteht; Mischung aus zwei oder mehreren verschiedenen Stoffen, deren Bestandteile zumeist sehr fein verteilt sind

Where the eye mixes gefischt and Gemisch

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
gefischt
7 ch
Gemisch

Look-alike desk: gefischt vs Gemisch

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefischt is [ɡəˈfɪʃt] while Gemisch is [ɡəˈmɪʃ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gefischt is recorded at frequency rank #40,552, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɪʃt]. Gemisch is at rank #18,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃ].

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 58814, this pair ranks #848,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gefischt vs Gemisch

Shared letters: ceghis. Private to "gefischt": ft. Private to "Gemisch": m.

"gefischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC  ·  "Gemisch" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gefischtegfischt · geffischt · geficsht · gefisccht · gefischht · gefischtt · gefiscth · gefishct
  • Gemischegmisch · geimsch · gemicsh · gemiscch · gemischh · gemishc · gemissch · gemmisch

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gefischt" for "Gemisch" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gefischt" is a verb and "Gemisch" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "gefischt" or "Gemisch" show up more?
"Gemisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,262 in our German list, against #40,552 for "gefischt". 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 "gefischt" and "Gemisch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gefischt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gemisch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #848,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefischt" and "Gemisch" 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 #848,317 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