Which to use
“gehabt” and “gemalt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,079
- “gehabt” frequency rank
- #7,767
- “gemalt” frequency rank
- 8846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehabt | gemalt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs haben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs malen |
Where the eye mixes gehabt and gemalt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehabt and gemalt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gehabt vs gemalt
A purely visual mix-up. gehabt ([ɡəˈhaːpt]) and gemalt ([ɡəˈmaːlt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8846, 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]. gemalt is at rank #7,767, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːlt].
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 8846, this pair ranks #1,982,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehabt vs gemalt
Shared letters: aegt. Private to "gehabt": bh. Private to "gemalt": lm.
"gehabt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gemalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehabt" for "gemalt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gehabt" vs "gemalt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gehabt" and "gemalt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehabt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehabt" and "gemalt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemalt 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 #1,982,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.