Which to use
“gemeine” is an adjective and “Gesteine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,718
- “gemeine” frequency rank
- #31,072
- “Gesteine” frequency rank
- 43790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeine | Gesteine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gestein |
Where the eye mixes gemeine and Gesteine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gemeine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against Gesteine's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gemeine vs Gesteine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemeine is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nə] while Gesteine is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43790, 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]. Gesteine is at rank #31,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nə].
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 43790, this pair ranks #1,406,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemeine vs Gesteine
Shared letters: egin. Private to "gemeine": m. Private to "Gesteine": st.
"gemeine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Gesteine" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gemeine" and "Gesteine" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gemeine" or "Gesteine" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeine" and "Gesteine" 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 "Gesteine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,406,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeine" and "Gesteine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gesteine vs Gesteinen". 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 #1,406,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.