GemütervsgeoutetTell them apart

Quick tell: Gemüter is a noun, geoutet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Gemüter” is a noun and “geoutet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,617
“Gemüter” frequency rank
#38,768
“geoutet” frequency rank
60385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gemüter geoutet
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gemüt Partizip Perfekt des Verbs outen

Where the eye mixes Gemüter and geoutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Gemüter
7 ch
geoutet

Why the eye confuses Gemüter with geoutet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gemüter is [ɡəˈmyːtɐ] while geoutet is [ɡəˈʔaʊ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gemüter is recorded at frequency rank #21,617, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈmyːtɐ]. geoutet is at rank #38,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaʊ̯tət].

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 60385, this pair ranks #788,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Gemüter vs geoutet

Shared letters: egt. Private to "Gemüter": mrü. Private to "geoutet": ou.

"Gemüter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "geoutet" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geoutetegoutet · geotuet · geouett · geoutett · geoutte · geouttet · geuotet · ggeoutet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gemüter" and "geoutet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gemüter" is a noun and "geoutet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Gemüter" vs "geoutet" - which ranks higher?
"Gemüter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,617 in our German list, against #38,768 for "geoutet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Gemüter" and "geoutet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gemüter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geoutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #788,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gemüter" and "geoutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geortet vs geoutet". 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 #788,976 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