Which to use
“Gehälter” is a noun and “gemalte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,146
- “Gehälter” frequency rank
- #40,556
- “gemalte” frequency rank
- 53702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehälter | gemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gehalt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt |
Where the eye mixes Gehälter and gemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gehälter runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gemalte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gehälter vs gemalte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehälter is [ɡəˈhɛltɐ] while gemalte is [ɡəˈmaːltə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehälter is recorded at frequency rank #13,146, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛltɐ]. gemalte is at rank #40,556, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltə].
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 53702, this pair ranks #1,047,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gehälter vs gemalte
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "Gehälter": hrä. Private to "gemalte": am.
"Gehälter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemalte ← egmalte · geamlte · gemalet · gemallte · gemaltte · gematle · gemlate · gemmalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gehälter" and "gemalte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gehälter" or "gemalte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehälter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,047,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehälter" and "gemalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemalte vs gestalte". 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 #1,047,702 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.