Which to use
“gemischte” and “gemischter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,150
- “gemischte” frequency rank
- #34,684
- “gemischter” frequency rank
- 47834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemischte | gemischter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt |
Where the eye mixes gemischte and gemischter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gemischte runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCCV) against gemischter's 10 (CVCVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gemischte and gemischter
A purely visual mix-up. gemischte ([ɡəˈmɪʃtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gemischte” sits inside “gemischter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemischte is recorded at frequency rank #13,150, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtə]. 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 47834, this pair ranks #1,270,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemischte vs gemischter
Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischte": -. Private to "gemischter": r.
"gemischte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCV · "gemischter" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemischte ← egmischte · geimschte · gemicshte · gemiscchte · gemischet · gemischhte · gemischtte · gemiscthe
- gemischter ← egmischter · geimschter · gemicshter · gemiscchter · gemischetr · gemischhter · gemischterr · gemischtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemischte" for "gemischter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gemischte" or "gemischter"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemischte" 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 #1,270,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemischte" 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 #1,270,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.