Which to use
“gemeine” and “gemeinten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,718
- “gemeine” frequency rank
- #35,787
- “gemeinten” frequency rank
- 48505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeine | gemeinten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeint |
Where the eye mixes gemeine and gemeinten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gemeine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against gemeinten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gemeine and gemeinten
A purely visual mix-up. gemeine ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə]) and gemeinten ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48505, 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]. gemeinten is at rank #35,787, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntn̩].
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 48505, this pair ranks #1,246,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemeine vs gemeinten
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "gemeine": -. Private to "gemeinten": t.
"gemeine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gemeinten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemeine" for "gemeinten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gemeine" or "gemeinten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,246,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeine" and "gemeinten" 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 #1,246,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.