Which to use
“Gemälde” is a noun and “gerade” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,085
- “Gemälde” frequency rank
- #155
- “gerade” frequency rank
- 5240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemälde | gerade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein auf einen Träger (etwa eine Leinwand) aufgebrachtes Bild | nicht gebogen oder gekrümmt |
Where the eye mixes Gemälde and gerade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gemälde and gerade
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemälde is [ɡəˈmɛːldə] while gerade is [ɡəˈʁaːdə]. 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 5240, 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]. gerade is at rank #155, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːdə].
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 5240, this pair ranks #1,995,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gemälde vs gerade
Shared letters: deg. Private to "Gemälde": lmä. Private to "gerade": ar.
"Gemälde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gerade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerade ← egrade · gearde · geradde · geraed · gerdae · gerrade · ggerade · greade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gemälde" and "gerade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gemälde" vs "gerade" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gemälde" and "gerade" 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 "gerade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemälde" and "gerade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerade vs grave". 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 #1,995,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.