Which to use
“gemeiner” and “gemeines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,743
- “gemeiner” frequency rank
- #47,434
- “gemeines” frequency rank
- 75177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeiner | gemeines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein |
Where the eye mixes gemeiner and gemeines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gemeiner and gemeines
A purely visual mix-up. gemeiner ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “gemeiner” becomes s in “gemeines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemeiner is recorded at frequency rank #27,743, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ]. 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 75177, this pair ranks #314,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gemeiner vs gemeines
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "gemeiner": r. Private to "gemeines": s.
"gemeiner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gemeines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gemeiner" and "gemeines" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gemeiner" or "gemeines" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeiner" and "gemeines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeiner" 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 #314,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeiner" 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 #314,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.