Which to use
“gemischten” and “gemischtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,498
- “gemischten” frequency rank
- #41,188
- “gemischtes” frequency rank
- 53686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemischten | gemischtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt |
Where the eye mixes gemischten and gemischtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gemischten and gemischtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gemischten and gemischtes
A purely visual mix-up. gemischten ([ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gemischten” becomes s in “gemischtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53686, 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]. 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 53686, this pair ranks #1,048,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemischten vs gemischtes
Shared letters: ceghimst. Private to "gemischten": n. Private to "gemischtes": -.
"gemischten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC · "gemischtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemischten ← egmischten · geimschten · gemicshten · gemiscchten · gemischetn · gemischhten · gemischtenn · gemischtne
- gemischtes ← egmischtes · geimschtes · gemicshtes · gemiscchtes · gemischets · gemischhtes · gemischtess · gemischtse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemischten" and "gemischtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gemischten" or "gemischtes" show up more?
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 "gemischten" 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 #1,048,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemischten" 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 #1,048,347 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.