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“gemeint” and “gemixt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,884
“gemeint” frequency rank
#48,922
“gemixt” frequency rank
50806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemeint gemixt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs meinen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mixen

Where the eye mixes gemeint and gemixt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gemeint
6 ch
gemixt

Look-alike desk: gemeint vs gemixt

A purely visual mix-up. gemeint ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nt]) and gemixt ([ɡəˈmɪkst]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50806, 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]. gemixt is at rank #48,922, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪkst].

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 50806, this pair ranks #1,159,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemeint vs gemixt

Shared letters: egimt. Private to "gemeint": n. Private to "gemixt": x.

"gemeint" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "gemixt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemeintegmeint · geemint · gemeinnt · gemeintt · gemeitn · gemenit · gemient · gemmeint
  • gemixtegmixt · geimxt · gemitx · gemixtt · gemixxt · gemmixt · gemxit · ggemixt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gemeint" and "gemixt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nt] versus [ɡəˈmɪkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gemeint" or "gemixt" show up more?
"gemeint" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,884 in our German list, against #48,922 for "gemixt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemeint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemixt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,159,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemeint" and "gemixt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gemixt". 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 #1,159,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list