Which to use
“gemeiner” and “gemeinte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,743
- “gemeiner” frequency rank
- #23,952
- “gemeinte” frequency rank
- 51695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeiner | gemeinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeint |
Where the eye mixes gemeiner and gemeinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gemeiner vs gemeinte
A purely visual mix-up. gemeiner ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ]) and gemeinte ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51695, 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]. gemeinte is at rank #23,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə].
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 51695, this pair ranks #1,125,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemeiner vs gemeinte
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "gemeiner": r. Private to "gemeinte": t.
"gemeiner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gemeinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemeiner" for "gemeinte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gemeiner" or "gemeinte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeiner" and "gemeinte" 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 "gemeinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeiner" and "gemeinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeiner 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 #1,125,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.