Which to use
“Gemach” is a noun and “gemäht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,353
- “Gemach” frequency rank
- #47,435
- “gemäht” frequency rank
- 83788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemach | gemäht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | stilvoll und exklusiv eingerichteter Wohnraum | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen |
Where the eye mixes Gemach and gemäht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gemach and gemäht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gemach vs gemäht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemach is [ɡəˈmaːx] while gemäht is [ɡəˈmɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemach is recorded at frequency rank #36,353, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːx]. 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 83788, this pair ranks #134,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gemach vs gemäht
Shared letters: eghm. Private to "Gemach": ac. Private to "gemäht": tä.
"Gemach" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gemach ← egmach · geamch · gemacch · gemachh · gemahc · gemcah · gemmach · ggemach
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gemach" and "gemäht" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gemach" or "gemäht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gemach" and "gemäht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemäht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemach" and "gemäht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gemixt". 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 #134,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.