Which to use
“Gemeinde” is a noun and “gemeines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #792
- “Gemeinde” frequency rank
- #47,434
- “gemeines” frequency rank
- 48226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemeinde | gemeines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein |
Where the eye mixes Gemeinde and gemeines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gemeinde vs gemeines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemeinde is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə] while gemeines is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs]. 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 48226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemeinde is recorded at frequency rank #792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]. gemeines is at rank #47,434, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs].
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 48226, this pair ranks #1,256,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gemeinde vs gemeines
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "Gemeinde": d. Private to "gemeines": s.
"Gemeinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "gemeines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gemeinde" and "gemeines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gemeinde" or "gemeines"?
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 "Gemeinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,256,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemeinde" and "gemeines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeines vs gemeinten". 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 #1,256,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.