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.
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
- gemischt ← egmischt · geimscht · gemicsht · gemisccht · gemischht · gemischtt · gemiscth · gemishct
- gemischter ← egmischter · geimschter · gemicshter · gemiscchter · gemischetr · gemischhter · gemischterr · gemischtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemischt" and "gemischter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gemischt" or "gemischter"?
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.