Which to use
“gemalte” and “gewählte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,556
- “gemalte” frequency rank
- #8,567
- “gewählte” frequency rank
- 49123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemalte | gewählte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes gemalte and gewählte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gemalte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against gewählte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gemalte and gewählte
A purely visual mix-up. gemalte ([ɡəˈmaːltə]) and gewählte ([ɡəˈvɛːltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemalte is recorded at frequency rank #40,556, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltə]. gewählte is at rank #8,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltə].
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 49123, this pair ranks #1,223,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemalte vs gewählte
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "gemalte": am. Private to "gewählte": hwä.
"gemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gewählte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemalte ← egmalte · geamlte · gemalet · gemallte · gemaltte · gematle · gemlate · gemmalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemalte" and "gewählte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gemalte" vs "gewählte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemalte" and "gewählte" 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 #1,223,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.