gelutschtvsgequatschtTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,677
“gelutscht” frequency rank
#45,304
“gequatscht” frequency rank
91981
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelutscht gequatscht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lutschen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs quatschen

Where the eye mixes gelutscht and gequatscht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelutscht runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCCC) against gequatscht's 10 (CVCVVCCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gelutscht
10 ch
gequatscht

Visual trap between gelutscht and gequatscht

A purely visual mix-up. gelutscht ([ɡəˈlʊt͡ʃt]) and gequatscht ([ɡəˈkvat͡ʃt]) 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 91981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelutscht is recorded at frequency rank #46,677, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlʊt͡ʃt]. gequatscht is at rank #45,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkvat͡ʃt].

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 91981, this pair ranks #33,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gelutscht vs gequatscht

Shared letters: ceghstu. Private to "gelutscht": l. Private to "gequatscht": aq.

"gelutscht" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCC  ·  "gequatscht" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelutscht ← eglutscht · gellutscht · geltuscht · gelustcht · gelutcsht · gelutsccht · gelutschht · gelutschtt
  • gequatscht ← egquatscht · geqautscht · geqquatscht · gequastcht · gequatcsht · gequatsccht · gequatschht · gequatschtt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gelutscht" and "gequatscht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlʊt͡ʃt] versus [ɡəˈkvat͡ʃt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gelutscht" or "gequatscht"?
"gequatscht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,304 in our German list, against #46,677 for "gelutscht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelutscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gequatscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelutscht" and "gequatscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geklatscht vs gelutscht". 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 #33,418 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