Which to use
“gemachte” and “gesuchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,367
- “gemachte” frequency rank
- #19,934
- “gesuchte” frequency rank
- 35301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemachte | gesuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesucht |
Where the eye mixes gemachte and gesuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gemachte and gesuchte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gemachte vs gesuchte
A purely visual mix-up. gemachte ([ɡəˈmaxtə]) and gesuchte ([ɡəˈzuːxtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35301, 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]. gesuchte is at rank #19,934, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzuːxtə].
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 35301, this pair ranks #1,643,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemachte vs gesuchte
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "gemachte": am. Private to "gesuchte": su.
"gemachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gesuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemachte" for "gesuchte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gemachte" vs "gesuchte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gemachte" and "gesuchte" 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 "gesuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,643,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemachte" and "gesuchte" 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 #1,643,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.