Which to use
“gemischte” and “gemischtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,150
- “gemischte” frequency rank
- #41,188
- “gemischtes” frequency rank
- 54338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemischte | gemischtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt |
Where the eye mixes gemischte and gemischtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gemischte vs gemischtes
A purely visual mix-up. gemischte ([ɡəˈmɪʃtə]) and gemischtes ([ɡəˈmɪʃtəs]) 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 “gemischtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54338, 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]. gemischtes is at rank #41,188, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtəs].
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 54338, this pair ranks #1,022,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemischte vs gemischtes
Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischte": -. Private to "gemischtes": -.
"gemischte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCV · "gemischtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemischte ← egmischte · geimschte · gemicshte · gemiscchte · gemischet · gemischhte · gemischtte · gemiscthe
- gemischtes ← egmischtes · geimschtes · gemicshtes · gemiscchtes · gemischets · gemischhtes · gemischtess · gemischtse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemischte" for "gemischtes" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemischte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemischtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,022,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemischte" and "gemischtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemischtes vs Gerichtes". 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 #1,022,784 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.