Which to use
“Gehalt” is a noun and “gemäht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,376
- “Gehalt” frequency rank
- #47,435
- “gemäht” frequency rank
- 50811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehalt | gemäht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Menge einer bestimmten Substanz in einem Gemisch | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen |
Where the eye mixes Gehalt and gemäht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gehalt 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 Gehalt with gemäht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehalt is [ɡəˈhalt] while gemäht is [ɡəˈmɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50811, 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]. 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 50811, this pair ranks #1,159,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gehalt vs gemäht
Shared letters: eght. Private to "Gehalt": al. Private to "gemäht": mä.
"Gehalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gehalt ← eghalt · geahlt · gehallt · gehaltt · gehatl · gehhalt · gehlat · ggehalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gehalt" for "gemäht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gehalt" or "gemäht"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehalt" 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 #1,159,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehalt" 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 #1,159,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.