Which to use
“gemischt” and “gemischten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,870
- “gemischt” frequency rank
- #12,498
- “gemischten” frequency rank
- 21368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemischt | gemischten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus verschiedenen Elementen bestehend, verschiedene Bestandteile enthaltend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt |
Where the eye mixes gemischt and gemischten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gemischt runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCC) against gemischten's 10 (CVCVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gemischt vs gemischten
A purely visual mix-up. gemischt ([ɡəˈmɪʃt]) and gemischten ([ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gemischt” sits inside “gemischten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21368, 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]. gemischten is at rank #12,498, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩].
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 21368, this pair ranks #1,887,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemischt vs gemischten
Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischt": -. Private to "gemischten": n.
"gemischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gemischten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemischt ← egmischt · geimscht · gemicsht · gemisccht · gemischht · gemischtt · gemiscth · gemishct
- gemischten ← egmischten · geimschten · gemicshten · gemiscchten · gemischetn · gemischhten · gemischtenn · gemischtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemischt" and "gemischten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gemischt" or "gemischten"?
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 "gemischten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemischt" and "gemischten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemischt 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 #1,887,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.