gemähtvsgesamtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gemäht is a verb, gesamt is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gemäht” is a verb and “gesamt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,435
“gemäht” frequency rank
#8,720
“gesamt” frequency rank
56155
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemäht gesamt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen alle zugehörigen Dinge und/oder Personen zusammengenommen; ganz, vollständig, vereinigt

Where the eye mixes gemäht and gesamt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
gemäht
6 ch
gesamt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemäht is [ɡəˈmɛːt] while gesamt is [ɡəˈzamt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemäht is recorded at frequency rank #47,435, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːt]. gesamt is at rank #8,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamt].

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 56155, this pair ranks #951,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemäht vs gesamt

Shared letters: egmt. Private to "gemäht": . Private to "gesamt": as.

"gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "gesamt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesamtegsamt · geasmt · gesammt · gesamtt · gesatm · gesmat · gessamt · ggesamt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gemäht" and "gesamt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gemäht" is a verb and "gesamt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gemäht" or "gesamt"?
"gesamt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,720 in our German list, against #47,435 for "gemäht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list