Which to use
“gemachte” is an adjective and “gepachtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,367
- “gemachte” frequency rank
- #38,133
- “gepachtet” frequency rank
- 53500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemachte | gepachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs pachten |
Where the eye mixes gemachte and gepachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gemachte vs gepachtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemachte is [ɡəˈmaxtə] while gepachtet is [ɡəˈpaxtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemachte is recorded at frequency rank #15,367, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaxtə]. gepachtet is at rank #38,133, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpaxtət].
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 53500, this pair ranks #1,055,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemachte vs gepachtet
Shared letters: aceght. Private to "gemachte": m. Private to "gepachtet": p.
"gemachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gepachtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gemachte" and "gepachtet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gemachte" or "gepachtet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gemachte" and "gepachtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gepachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,055,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemachte" and "gepachtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geächtet vs gepachtet". 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 #1,055,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.