gelöschtvsgemochtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“gelöscht” and “gemocht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,041
“gelöscht” frequency rank
#21,270
“gemocht” frequency rank
24311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelöscht gemocht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs löschen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mögen

Where the eye mixes gelöscht and gemocht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelöscht runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCC) against gemocht's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gelöscht
7 ch
gemocht

Look-alike desk: gelöscht vs gemocht

A purely visual mix-up. gelöscht ([ɡəˈlœʃt]) and gemocht ([ɡəˈmɔxt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24311, 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]. gemocht is at rank #21,270, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɔxt].

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 24311, this pair ranks #1,849,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gelöscht vs gemocht

Shared letters: ceght. Private to "gelöscht": lsö. Private to "gemocht": mo.

"gelöscht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC  ·  "gemocht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemocht ← egmocht · gemcoht · gemmocht · gemoccht · gemochht · gemochtt · gemocth · gemohct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gelöscht" and "gemocht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlœʃt] versus [ɡəˈmɔxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gelöscht" or "gemocht" show up more?
"gelöscht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,041 in our German list, against #21,270 for "gemocht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gelöscht" and "gemocht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelöscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemocht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,849,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelöscht" and "gemocht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gemocht". 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 #1,849,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list