Which to use
“genäht” is a verb and “genaue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,590
- “genäht” frequency rank
- #3,586
- “genaue” frequency rank
- 21176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genäht | genaue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nähen | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau |
Where the eye mixes genäht and genaue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. genäht (CVCVCC) and genaue (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between genäht and genaue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genäht is [ɡəˈnɛːt] while genaue is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genäht is recorded at frequency rank #17,590, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnɛːt]. genaue is at rank #3,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə].
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 21176, this pair ranks #1,889,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genäht vs genaue
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genäht": htä. Private to "genaue": au.
"genäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "genaue" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- genaue ← egnaue · geanue · genaeu · gennaue · genuae · ggenaue · gneaue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "genäht" and "genaue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "genäht" or "genaue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "genäht" and "genaue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genäht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genaue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genäht" and "genaue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genähert vs genäht". 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 #1,889,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.