Which to use
“gemein” and “gemeinte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,262
- “gemein” frequency rank
- #23,952
- “gemeinte” frequency rank
- 29214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemein | gemeinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Eigenschaft habend, die mehreren gemeinsam ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeint |
Where the eye mixes gemein and gemeinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gemein with gemeinte
A purely visual mix-up. gemein ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯n]) and gemeinte ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gemein” sits inside “gemeinte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemein is recorded at frequency rank #5,262, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯n]. gemeinte is at rank #23,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə].
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 29214, this pair ranks #1,770,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemein vs gemeinte
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "gemein": -. Private to "gemeinte": t.
"gemein" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "gemeinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemein" for "gemeinte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gemein" or "gemeinte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,770,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemein" and "gemeinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeines vs gemeinte". 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 #1,770,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.