Which to use
“Gemeinde” and “Gewinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #792
- “Gemeinde” frequency rank
- #35,805
- “Gewinde” frequency rank
- 36597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gemeinde | Gewinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesellschaftliches Gebilde: Gemeinschaft mit höherem Organisationsgrad | profilierte Einkerbung, die fortlaufend wendelartig um eine zylinderförmige Wandung – innen oder außen – in einer gewundenen Schraubenlinie verläuft. |
Where the eye mixes Gemeinde and Gewinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gemeinde and Gewinde
A purely visual mix-up. Gemeinde ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]) and Gewinde ([ɡəˈvɪndə]) 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 36597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gemeinde is recorded at frequency rank #792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə]. Gewinde is at rank #35,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪndə].
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 36597, this pair ranks #1,611,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gemeinde vs Gewinde
Shared letters: degin. Private to "Gemeinde": m. Private to "Gewinde": w.
"Gemeinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "Gewinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gemeinde" and "Gewinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gemeinde" or "Gewinde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gemeinde" and "Gewinde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemeinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,611,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gemeinde" and "Gewinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerlinde vs Gewinde". 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 #1,611,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.