Which to use
“geheim” and “gehemmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,373
- “geheim” frequency rank
- #36,350
- “gehemmt” frequency rank
- 44723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheim | gehemmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht für jedermann erkennbar | sich in einem seelischen Zustand großer Zurückhaltung befinden; voller Hemmungen sein; verkrampft und angespannt sein; nicht locker sein |
Where the eye mixes geheim and gehemmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geheim runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against gehemmt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geheim vs gehemmt
A purely visual mix-up. geheim ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯m]) and gehemmt ([ɡəˈhɛmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheim is recorded at frequency rank #8,373, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯m]. gehemmt is at rank #36,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛmt].
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 44723, this pair ranks #1,376,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geheim vs gehemmt
Shared letters: eghm. Private to "geheim": i. Private to "gehemmt": t.
"geheim" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "gehemmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geheim" for "gehemmt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geheim" or "gehemmt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geheim" and "gehemmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geheim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehemmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,376,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheim" and "gehemmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geheizt vs gehemmt". 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 #1,376,827 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.