Which to use
“gelöscht” is a verb and “gemischt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,041
- “gelöscht” frequency rank
- #8,870
- “gemischt” frequency rank
- 11911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelöscht | gemischt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs löschen | aus verschiedenen Elementen bestehend, verschiedene Bestandteile enthaltend |
Where the eye mixes gelöscht and gemischt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelöscht and gemischt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gelöscht vs gemischt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelöscht is [ɡəˈlœʃt] while gemischt is [ɡəˈmɪʃt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelöscht is recorded at frequency rank #3,041, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlœʃt]. gemischt is at rank #8,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃt].
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 11911, this pair ranks #1,967,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelöscht vs gemischt
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "gelöscht": lö. Private to "gemischt": im.
"gelöscht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gemischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemischt ← egmischt · geimscht · gemicsht · gemisccht · gemischht · gemischtt · gemiscth · gemishct
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelöscht" and "gemischt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gelöscht" or "gemischt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelöscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemischt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelöscht" and "gemischt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemischt vs gewischt". 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 #1,967,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.