Which to use
“gehabt” and “gemäht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,079
- “gehabt” frequency rank
- #47,435
- “gemäht” frequency rank
- 48514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehabt | gemäht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs haben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen |
Where the eye mixes gehabt and gemäht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehabt and gemäht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gehabt with gemäht
A purely visual mix-up. gehabt ([ɡəˈhaːpt]) and gemäht ([ɡəˈmɛːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehabt is recorded at frequency rank #1,079, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhaːpt]. gemäht is at rank #47,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːt].
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 48514, this pair ranks #1,245,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehabt vs gemäht
Shared letters: eght. Private to "gehabt": ab. Private to "gemäht": mä.
"gehabt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehabt ← eghabt · geahbt · gehabbt · gehabtt · gehatb · gehbat · gehhabt · ggehabt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehabt" for "gemäht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gehabt" vs "gemäht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehabt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemäht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,245,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehabt" and "gemäht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gemixt". 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 #1,245,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.