Which to use
“Gemahl” is a noun and “genäht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,057
- “Gemahl” frequency rank
- #17,590
- “genäht” frequency rank
- 49647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemahl | genäht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der vermählte Mann | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nähen |
Where the eye mixes Gemahl and genäht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gemahl and genäht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gemahl and genäht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemahl is [ɡəˈmaːl] while genäht is [ɡəˈnɛːt]. 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 49647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemahl is recorded at frequency rank #32,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːl]. genäht is at rank #17,590, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnɛːt].
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 49647, this pair ranks #1,203,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gemahl vs genäht
Shared letters: egh. Private to "Gemahl": alm. Private to "genäht": ntä.
"Gemahl" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "genäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gemahl ← egmahl · geamhl · gemahhl · gemahll · gemalh · gemhal · gemmahl · ggemahl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gemahl" and "genäht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gemahl" or "genäht"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gemahl" and "genäht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemahl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genäht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,203,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemahl" and "genäht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemahl 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 #1,203,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.