Which to use
“gekühlt” is an adjective and “gerührt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,676
- “gekühlt” frequency rank
- #13,375
- “gerührt” frequency rank
- 42051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekühlt | gerührt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kühl gemacht, mit verminderter Temperatur | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rühren |
Where the eye mixes gekühlt and gerührt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekühlt and gerührt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gekühlt vs gerührt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekühlt is [ɡəˈkyːlt] while gerührt is [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t]. 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 42051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekühlt is recorded at frequency rank #28,676, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkyːlt]. gerührt is at rank #13,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t].
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 42051, this pair ranks #1,461,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekühlt vs gerührt
Shared letters: eghtü. Private to "gekühlt": kl. Private to "gerührt": r.
"gekühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gerührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gekühlt" and "gerührt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gekühlt" or "gerührt"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gekühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekühlt" and "gerührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,461,090 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.