Which to use
“Gemäldes” is a noun and “gemalten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,909
- “Gemäldes” frequency rank
- #37,535
- “gemalten” frequency rank
- 81444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemäldes | gemalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gemälde | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt |
Where the eye mixes Gemäldes and gemalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gemäldes and gemalten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gemäldes and gemalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemäldes is [ɡəˈmɛːldəs] while gemalten is [ɡəˈmaːltn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemäldes is recorded at frequency rank #43,909, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːldəs]. 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 81444, this pair ranks #175,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gemäldes vs gemalten
Shared letters: eglm. Private to "Gemäldes": dsä. Private to "gemalten": ant.
"Gemäldes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gemalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemalten ← egmalten · geamlten · gemaletn · gemallten · gemaltenn · gemaltne · gemaltten · gematlen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gemäldes" for "gemalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gemäldes" or "gemalten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemäldes" 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 #175,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemäldes" 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 #175,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.