Which to use
“geheuer” is an adjective and “Gemäuer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,703
- “geheuer” frequency rank
- #47,436
- “Gemäuer” frequency rank
- 97139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geheuer | Gemäuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nachvollziehbar und akzeptabel, so dass es Wohlbefinden auslöst; meist aber prädikativ in Verbindung mit „nicht“ gebräuchlich: „nicht (ganz)geheuer verdächtig/unheimlich | altes Bauwerk |
Where the eye mixes geheuer and Gemäuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geheuer and Gemäuer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: geheuer vs Gemäuer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geheuer is [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐ] while Gemäuer is [ɡəˈmɔɪ̯ɐ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geheuer is recorded at frequency rank #49,703, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐ]. Gemäuer is at rank #47,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmɔɪ̯ɐ].
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 97139, this pair ranks #4,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geheuer vs Gemäuer
Shared letters: egru. Private to "geheuer": h. Private to "Gemäuer": mä.
"geheuer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "Gemäuer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geheuer ← egheuer · geehuer · geheeur · geheuerr · geheure · gehheuer · gehueer · ggeheuer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geheuer" and "Gemäuer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geheuer" vs "Gemäuer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geheuer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemäuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geheuer" and "Gemäuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geheuer vs geheult". 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 #4,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.