Which to use
“gemeine” is an adjective and “gemeint” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,718
- “gemeine” frequency rank
- #1,884
- “gemeint” frequency rank
- 14602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeine | gemeint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs meinen |
Where the eye mixes gemeine and gemeint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gemeine and gemeint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemeine is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə] while gemeint is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “gemeine” becomes t in “gemeint”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14602, 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]. gemeint is at rank #1,884, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nt].
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 14602, this pair ranks #1,950,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemeine vs gemeint
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "gemeine": -. Private to "gemeint": t.
"gemeine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gemeint" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemeine" for "gemeint" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gemeine" vs "gemeint" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeine" and "gemeint" 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 "gemeint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeine" and "gemeint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeine 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 #1,950,046 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.