Which to use
“geht” and “gemäht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #99
- “geht” frequency rank
- #47,435
- “gemäht” frequency rank
- 47534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geht | gemäht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set geht and gemäht apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. geht ([ɡeːt]) and gemäht ([ɡəˈmɛːt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geht is recorded at frequency rank #99, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡeːt]. gemäht is at rank #47,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːt].
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 47534, this pair ranks #1,280,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geht vs gemäht
Shared letters: eght. Private to "geht": -. Private to "gemäht": mä.
"geht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geht ← eght · gehht · gehtt · geth · ggeht · ghet