gemachtervsGesichterTell them apart

Quick tell: gemachter is a adjective, Gesichter is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gemachter” is an adjective and “Gesichter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,207
“gemachter” frequency rank
#5,086
“Gesichter” frequency rank
48293
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemachter Gesichter
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gesicht

Where the eye mixes gemachter and Gesichter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gemachter and Gesichter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
gemachter
9 ch
Gesichter

Why the eye confuses gemachter with Gesichter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemachter is [ɡəˈmaxtɐ] while Gesichter is [ɡəˈzɪçtɐ]. 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 48293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemachter is recorded at frequency rank #43,207, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaxtɐ]. Gesichter is at rank #5,086, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçtɐ].

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 48293, this pair ranks #1,253,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemachter vs Gesichter

Shared letters: ceghrt. Private to "gemachter": am. Private to "Gesichter": is.

"gemachter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "Gesichter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemachter ← egmachter · geamchter · gemacchter · gemachetr · gemachhter · gemachterr · gemachtre · gemachtter
  • Gesichter ← egsichter · geischter · gescihter · gesicchter · gesichhter · gesichterr · gesichtre · gesichtter

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gemachter" and "Gesichter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gemachter" is an adjective and "Gesichter" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "gemachter" or "Gesichter" show up more?
"Gesichter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,086 in our German list, against #43,207 for "gemachter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemachter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gesichter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,253,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemachter" and "Gesichter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geächtet vs gemachter". 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 #1,253,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list