gemischtenvsgemischterTell them apart

Which to use

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

#12,498
“gemischten” frequency rank
#34,684
“gemischter” frequency rank
47182
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemischten gemischter
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt

Where the eye mixes gemischten and gemischter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gemischten and gemischter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
gemischten
10 ch
gemischter

Look-alike desk: gemischten vs gemischter

A purely visual mix-up. gemischten ([ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gemischten” becomes r in “gemischter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemischten is recorded at frequency rank #12,498, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩]. 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 47182, this pair ranks #1,293,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemischten vs gemischter

Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischten": n. Private to "gemischter": r.

"gemischten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC  ·  "gemischter" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemischtenegmischten · geimschten · gemicshten · gemiscchten · gemischetn · gemischhten · gemischtenn · gemischtne
  • gemischteregmischter · geimschter · gemicshter · gemiscchter · gemischetr · gemischhter · gemischterr · gemischtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gemischten" for "gemischter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩] versus [ɡəˈmɪʃtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gemischten" or "gemischter"?
"gemischten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,498 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemischten" 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 #1,293,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemischten" 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 #1,293,413 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