Which to use
“gemalt” is a verb and “gemalte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,767
- “gemalt” frequency rank
- #40,556
- “gemalte” frequency rank
- 48323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemalt | gemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs malen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt |
Where the eye mixes gemalt and gemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gemalt with gemalte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemalt is [ɡəˈmaːlt] while gemalte is [ɡəˈmaːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gemalt” sits inside “gemalte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemalt is recorded at frequency rank #7,767, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːlt]. gemalte is at rank #40,556, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltə].
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 48323, this pair ranks #1,252,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemalt vs gemalte
Shared letters: aeglmt. Private to "gemalt": -. Private to "gemalte": -.
"gemalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemalt" for "gemalte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gemalt" or "gemalte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gemalt" and "gemalte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemalt" and "gemalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemalte vs gestalte". 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 #1,252,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.