Which to use
“gemalt” is a verb and “Gerät” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,767
- “gemalt” frequency rank
- #2,109
- “Gerät” frequency rank
- 9876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemalt | Gerät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs malen | ein Werkzeug oder Hilfsmittel; ein (ursprünglich einfach aufgebauter) beweglicher Gegenstand, mit dem etwas bewirkt werden kann |
Where the eye mixes gemalt and Gerät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gemalt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Gerät's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gemalt with Gerät
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemalt is [ɡəˈmaːlt] while Gerät is [ɡəˈʁɛːt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9876, 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]. Gerät is at rank #2,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːt].
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 9876, this pair ranks #1,977,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemalt vs Gerät
Shared letters: egt. Private to "gemalt": alm. Private to "Gerät": rä.
"gemalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gerät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemalt ← egmalt · geamlt · gemallt · gemaltt · gematl · gemlat · gemmalt · ggemalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemalt" for "Gerät" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gemalt" or "Gerät"?
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 "gemalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemalt" and "Gerät" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemalt vs gemixt". 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 #1,977,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.