GEMAvsgemähtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: GEMA is a abbrev, gemäht is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“GEMA” is an abbrev and “gemäht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,161
“GEMA” frequency rank
#47,435
“gemäht” frequency rank
63596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature GEMA gemäht
Definition Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen

Where the eye mixes GEMA and gemäht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
GEMA
6 ch
gemäht

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: GEMA is [ˈɡeːma] while gemäht is [ɡəˈmɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

GEMA is recorded at frequency rank #16,161, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈɡeːma]. gemäht is at rank #47,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːt].

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 63596, this pair ranks #671,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of GEMA vs gemäht

Shared letters: egm. Private to "GEMA": a. Private to "gemäht": htä.

"GEMA" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • GEMAegma · geam · ggema · gmea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "GEMA" and "gemäht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "GEMA" is an abbrev and "gemäht" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "GEMA" or "gemäht"?
"GEMA" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,161 in our German list, against #47,435 for "gemäht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list