Which to use
“gehemmt” is an adjective and “gehetzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,350
- “gehemmt” frequency rank
- #24,732
- “gehetzt” frequency rank
- 61082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehemmt | gehetzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einem seelischen Zustand großer Zurückhaltung befinden; voller Hemmungen sein; verkrampft und angespannt sein; nicht locker sein | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hetzen |
Where the eye mixes gehemmt and gehetzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehemmt and gehetzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gehemmt vs gehetzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehemmt is [ɡəˈhɛmt] while gehetzt is [ɡəˈhɛt͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehemmt is recorded at frequency rank #36,350, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛmt]. gehetzt is at rank #24,732, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛt͡st].
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 61082, this pair ranks #762,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehemmt vs gehetzt
Shared letters: eght. Private to "gehemmt": m. Private to "gehetzt": z.
"gehemmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehetzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehemmt" and "gehetzt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gehemmt" vs "gehetzt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gehemmt" and "gehetzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehemmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehetzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #762,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehemmt" and "gehetzt" 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 #762,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.