gemischtenvsgemischtesTell them apart

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.

10 ch
gemischten
10 ch
gemischtes

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

  • gemischtenegmischten · geimschten · gemicshten · gemiscchten · gemischetn · gemischhten · gemischtenn · gemischtne
  • gemischtesegmischtes · geimschtes · gemicshtes · gemiscchtes · gemischets · gemischhtes · gemischtess · gemischtse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gemischten" and "gemischtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩] versus [ɡəˈmɪʃtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gemischten" or "gemischtes" show up more?
"gemischten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,498 in our German list, against #41,188 for "gemischtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list