Which to use
“gemischter” is an adjective and “Gesichter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,684
- “gemischter” frequency rank
- #5,086
- “Gesichter” frequency rank
- 39770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemischter | Gesichter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemischt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gesicht |
Where the eye mixes gemischter and Gesichter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gemischter runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCCVC) against Gesichter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gemischter and Gesichter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gemischter is [ɡəˈmɪʃtɐ] while Gesichter is [ɡəˈzɪçtɐ]. 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 39770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemischter is recorded at frequency rank #34,684, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɪʃtɐ]. Gesichter is at rank #5,086, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçtɐ].
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 39770, this pair ranks #1,527,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemischter vs Gesichter
Shared letters: ceghirst. Private to "gemischter": m. Private to "Gesichter": -.
"gemischter" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC · "Gesichter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemischter ← egmischter · geimschter · gemicshter · gemiscchter · gemischetr · gemischhter · gemischterr · gemischtre
- Gesichter ← egsichter · geischter · gescihter · gesicchter · gesichhter · gesichterr · gesichtre · gesichtter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemischter" for "Gesichter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gemischter" vs "Gesichter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemischter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesichter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemischter" and "Gesichter" 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 #1,527,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.