Which to use
“Gelächter” and “Gutachter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,101
- “Gelächter” frequency rank
- #12,936
- “Gutachter” frequency rank
- 28037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gelächter | Gutachter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beständiges Lachen, das über eine relativ lange Zeit andauert | Sachverständiger, Fachmann, der für ein Amt schriftlich oder mündlich eine Situation beurteilt |
Where the eye mixes Gelächter and Gutachter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gelächter and Gutachter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gelächter vs Gutachter
A purely visual mix-up. Gelächter ([ɡəˈlɛçtɐ]) and Gutachter ([ˈɡuːtˌʔaxtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28037, 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]. Gutachter is at rank #12,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːtˌʔaxtɐ].
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 28037, this pair ranks #1,791,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gelächter vs Gutachter
Shared letters: ceghrt. Private to "Gelächter": lä. Private to "Gutachter": au.
"Gelächter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gutachter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gutachter ← ggutachter · gtuachter · guatchter · gutacchter · gutachetr · gutachhter · gutachterr · gutachtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gelächter" for "Gutachter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gelächter" vs "Gutachter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gelächter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gutachter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gelächter" and "Gutachter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geächtet vs Gelächter". 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 #1,791,666 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.