Which to use
“gemeint” is a verb and “gemeinte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,884
- “gemeint” frequency rank
- #23,952
- “gemeinte” frequency rank
- 25836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeint | gemeinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs meinen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeint |
Where the eye mixes gemeint and gemeinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gemeint vs gemeinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemeint is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nt] while gemeinte is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gemeint” sits inside “gemeinte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemeint is recorded at frequency rank #1,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nt]. 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 25836, this pair ranks #1,827,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemeint vs gemeinte
Shared letters: egimnt. Private to "gemeint": -. Private to "gemeinte": -.
"gemeint" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gemeinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemeint" and "gemeinte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gemeint" or "gemeinte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeint" and "gemeinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeint" 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 #1,827,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeint" and "gemeinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeines vs gemeinte". 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 #1,827,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.