Which to use
“Gemeinde” is a noun and “gemeiner” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #792
- “Gemeinde” frequency rank
- #27,743
- “gemeiner” frequency rank
- 28535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemeinde | gemeiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein |
Where the eye mixes Gemeinde and gemeiner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gemeinde vs gemeiner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemeinde is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə] while gemeiner is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemeinde is recorded at frequency rank #792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]. gemeiner is at rank #27,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ].
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 28535, this pair ranks #1,783,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gemeinde vs gemeiner
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "Gemeinde": d. Private to "gemeiner": r.
"Gemeinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "gemeiner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gemeinde" and "gemeiner" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gemeinde" or "gemeiner" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "gemeiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemeinde" and "gemeiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeiner 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 #1,783,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.