Which to use
“Gehalt” is a noun and “gehalten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,376
- “Gehalt” frequency rank
- #1,419
- “gehalten” frequency rank
- 4795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehalt | gehalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Menge einer bestimmten Substanz in einem Gemisch | maßvoll, beherrscht |
Where the eye mixes Gehalt and gehalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gehalt and gehalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehalt is [ɡəˈhalt] while gehalten is [ɡəˈhaltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Gehalt” sits inside “gehalten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehalt is recorded at frequency rank #3,376, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhalt]. gehalten is at rank #1,419, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaltn̩].
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 4795, this pair ranks #1,996,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gehalt vs gehalten
Shared letters: aeghlt. Private to "Gehalt": -. Private to "gehalten": n.
"Gehalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gehalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gehalt" for "gehalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gehalt" or "gehalten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gehalt" and "gehalten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehalt" and "gehalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gehalten". 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 #1,996,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.