Which to use
“gemachte” is an adjective and “Gerüchte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,367
- “gemachte” frequency rank
- #6,190
- “Gerüchte” frequency rank
- 21557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemachte | Gerüchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht | Nebenform des Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerücht |
Where the eye mixes gemachte and Gerüchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gemachte vs Gerüchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemachte is [ɡəˈmaxtə] while Gerüchte is [ɡəˈʁʏçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21557, 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]. Gerüchte is at rank #6,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏçtə].
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 21557, this pair ranks #1,884,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemachte vs Gerüchte
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "gemachte": am. Private to "Gerüchte": rü.
"gemachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "Gerüchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemachte ← egmachte · geamchte · gemacchte · gemachet · gemachhte · gemachtte · gemacthe · gemahcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gemachte" and "Gerüchte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gemachte" or "Gerüchte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerüchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemachte" and "Gerüchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemachte vs gemäht". 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 #1,884,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.