gemischtvsgemischteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,870
“gemischt” frequency rank
#13,150
“gemischte” frequency rank
22020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemischt gemischte
Definition aus verschiedenen Elementen bestehend, verschiedene Bestandteile enthaltend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt

Where the eye mixes gemischt and gemischte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
gemischt
9 ch
gemischte

Visual trap between gemischt and gemischte

A purely visual mix-up. gemischt ([ɡəˈmɪʃt]) and gemischte ([ɡəˈmɪʃtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gemischt” sits inside “gemischte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemischt is recorded at frequency rank #8,870, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃt]. gemischte is at rank #13,150, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtə].

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 22020, this pair ranks #1,879,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gemischt vs gemischte

Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischt": -. Private to "gemischte": -.

"gemischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC  ·  "gemischte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemischtegmischt · geimscht · gemicsht · gemisccht · gemischht · gemischtt · gemiscth · gemishct
  • gemischteegmischte · geimschte · gemicshte · gemiscchte · gemischet · gemischhte · gemischtte · gemiscthe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gemischt" for "gemischte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmɪʃt] versus [ɡəˈmɪʃtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gemischt" vs "gemischte" - which ranks higher?
"gemischt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,870 in our German list, against #13,150 for "gemischte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemischt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemischte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,879,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemischt" and "gemischte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemischte vs gewischt". 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 #1,879,328 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