GemüsevsGemüterTell them apart

Which to use

“Gemüse” and “Gemüter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,736
“Gemüse” frequency rank
#21,617
“Gemüter” frequency rank
25353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gemüse Gemüter
Definition essbare Pflanzenteile ein- bis zweijähriger Pflanzen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gemüt

Where the eye mixes Gemüse and Gemüter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Gemüse
7 ch
Gemüter

Visual trap between Gemüse and Gemüter

A purely visual mix-up. Gemüse ([ɡəˈmyːzə]) and Gemüter ([ɡəˈmyːtɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gemüse is recorded at frequency rank #3,736, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmyːzə]. Gemüter is at rank #21,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmyːtɐ].

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 25353, this pair ranks #1,834,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gemüse vs Gemüter

Shared letters: egmü. Private to "Gemüse": s. Private to "Gemüter": rt.

"Gemüse" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Gemüter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gemüse" and "Gemüter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmyːzə] versus [ɡəˈmyːtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gemüse" vs "Gemüter" - which ranks higher?
"Gemüse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,736 in our German list, against #21,617 for "Gemüter". 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 "Gemüse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gemüter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,834,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gemüse" and "Gemüter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemustert vs Gemüter". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,834,584 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