gemischtenvsGerichtenTell them apart

Quick tell: gemischten is a adjective, Gerichten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gemischten” is an adjective and “Gerichten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,498
“gemischten” frequency rank
#10,664
“Gerichten” frequency rank
23162
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemischten Gerichten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gericht

Where the eye mixes gemischten and Gerichten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gemischten runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCCVC) against Gerichten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
gemischten
9 ch
Gerichten

Visual trap between gemischten and Gerichten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemischten is [ɡəˈmɪʃtn̩] while Gerichten is [ɡəˈʁɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23162, 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]. Gerichten is at rank #10,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtn̩].

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 23162, this pair ranks #1,864,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gemischten vs Gerichten

Shared letters: ceghint. Private to "gemischten": ms. Private to "Gerichten": r.

"gemischten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC  ·  "Gerichten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemischtenegmischten · geimschten · gemicshten · gemiscchten · gemischetn · gemischhten · gemischtenn · gemischtne
  • Gerichtenegrichten · geirchten · gercihten · gericchten · gerichetn · gerichhten · gerichtenn · gerichtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gemischten" for "Gerichten" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gemischten" is an adjective and "Gerichten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gemischten" or "Gerichten"?
"Gerichten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,664 in our German list, against #12,498 for "gemischten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemischten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gerichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,864,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemischten" and "Gerichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerichten 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 #1,864,984 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