Which to use
“geheime” and “gehemmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,539
- “geheime” frequency rank
- #36,350
- “gehemmt” frequency rank
- 42889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheime | gehemmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geheim | sich in einem seelischen Zustand großer Zurückhaltung befinden; voller Hemmungen sein; verkrampft und angespannt sein; nicht locker sein |
Where the eye mixes geheime and gehemmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geheime (CVCVVCV) and gehemmt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: geheime vs gehemmt
A purely visual mix-up. geheime ([ɡəˈhaɪ̯mə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheime is recorded at frequency rank #6,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mə]. 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 42889, this pair ranks #1,435,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geheime vs gehemmt
Shared letters: eghm. Private to "geheime": i. Private to "gehemmt": t.
"geheime" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gehemmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geheime" and "gehemmt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geheime" vs "gehemmt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "geheime" 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 #1,435,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheime" 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 #1,435,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.