gemischtvsgemischterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,870
“gemischt” frequency rank
#34,684
“gemischter” frequency rank
43554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes gemischt and gemischter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gemischt runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCC) against gemischter's 10 (CVCVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gemischt
10 ch
gemischter

Why the eye confuses gemischt with gemischter

A purely visual mix-up. gemischt ([ɡəˈmɪʃt]) and gemischter ([ɡəˈmɪʃtɐ]) 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 “gemischter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43554, 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]. gemischter is at rank #34,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtɐ].

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 43554, this pair ranks #1,414,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemischt vs gemischter

Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischt": -. Private to "gemischter": r.

"gemischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC  ·  "gemischter" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemischtegmischt · geimscht · gemicsht · gemisccht · gemischht · gemischtt · gemiscth · gemishct
  • gemischteregmischter · geimschter · gemicshter · gemiscchter · gemischetr · gemischhter · gemischterr · gemischtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gemischt" and "gemischter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmɪʃt] versus [ɡəˈmɪʃtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gemischt" or "gemischter"?
"gemischt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,870 in our German list, against #34,684 for "gemischter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gemischt" and "gemischter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemischt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemischter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,414,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemischt" and "gemischter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemachter vs gemischter". 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 #1,414,442 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