Which to use
“Gemälde” is a noun and “gemalten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,085
- “Gemälde” frequency rank
- #37,535
- “gemalten” frequency rank
- 42620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemälde | gemalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein auf einen Träger (etwa eine Leinwand) aufgebrachtes Bild | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt |
Where the eye mixes Gemälde and gemalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gemälde runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against gemalten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gemälde vs gemalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemälde is [ɡəˈmɛːldə] while gemalten is [ɡəˈmaːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemälde is recorded at frequency rank #5,085, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːldə]. gemalten is at rank #37,535, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltn̩].
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 42620, this pair ranks #1,443,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gemälde vs gemalten
Shared letters: eglm. Private to "Gemälde": dä. Private to "gemalten": ant.
"Gemälde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gemalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemalten ← egmalten · geamlten · gemaletn · gemallten · gemaltenn · gemaltne · gemaltten · gematlen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gemälde" for "gemalten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gemälde" vs "gemalten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gemälde" and "gemalten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemälde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,443,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemälde" and "gemalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gemalten". 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 #1,443,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.