Which to use
“Gelächter” is a noun and “gemachter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,101
- “Gelächter” frequency rank
- #43,207
- “gemachter” frequency rank
- 58308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gelächter | gemachter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beständiges Lachen, das über eine relativ lange Zeit andauert | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht |
Where the eye mixes Gelächter and gemachter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gelächter and gemachter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Gelächter with gemachter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gelächter is [ɡəˈlɛçtɐ] while gemachter is [ɡəˈmaxtɐ]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gelächter is recorded at frequency rank #15,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]. gemachter is at rank #43,207, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaxtɐ].
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 58308, this pair ranks #867,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gelächter vs gemachter
Shared letters: ceghrt. Private to "Gelächter": lä. Private to "gemachter": am.
"Gelächter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gemachter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemachter ← egmachter · geamchter · gemacchter · gemachetr · gemachhter · gemachterr · gemachtre · gemachtter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gelächter" and "gemachter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gelächter" or "gemachter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gelächter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemachter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #867,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gelächter" and "gemachter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geächtet vs gemachter". 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 #867,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.