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.
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
- gemischten ← egmischten · geimschten · gemicshten · gemiscchten · gemischetn · gemischhten · gemischtenn · gemischtne
- gemischter ← egmischter · geimschter · gemicshter · gemiscchter · gemischetr · gemischhter · gemischterr · gemischtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemischten" for "gemischter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gemischten" or "gemischter"?
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.