Which to use
“Gemeinde” and “Gemeinden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #792
- “Gemeinde” frequency rank
- #2,061
- “Gemeinden” frequency rank
- 2853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemeinde | Gemeinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gemeinde |
Where the eye mixes Gemeinde and Gemeinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gemeinde and Gemeinden
A purely visual mix-up. Gemeinde ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]) and Gemeinden ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Gemeinde” sits inside “Gemeinden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemeinde is recorded at frequency rank #792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]. Gemeinden is at rank #2,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndn̩].
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 2853, this pair ranks #2,001,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gemeinde vs Gemeinden
Shared letters: degimn. Private to "Gemeinde": -. Private to "Gemeinden": -.
"Gemeinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "Gemeinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gemeinde" and "Gemeinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gemeinde" vs "Gemeinden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemeinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemeinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemeinde" and "Gemeinden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemeinden vs gemeines". 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 #2,001,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.