Which to use
“gemeine” and “gemeines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,718
- “gemeine” frequency rank
- #47,434
- “gemeines” frequency rank
- 60152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeine | gemeines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein |
Where the eye mixes gemeine and gemeines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gemeine and gemeines
A purely visual mix-up. gemeine ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə]) and gemeines ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs]) 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) - “gemeine” sits inside “gemeines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemeine is recorded at frequency rank #12,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə]. 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 60152, this pair ranks #797,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemeine vs gemeines
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "gemeine": -. Private to "gemeines": s.
"gemeine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gemeines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemeine" and "gemeines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gemeine" or "gemeines" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeine" and "gemeines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeine" 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 #797,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeine" 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 #797,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.