Which to use
“gerade” is an adjective and “Gerät” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #155
- “gerade” frequency rank
- #2,109
- “Gerät” frequency rank
- 2264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerade | Gerät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht gebogen oder gekrümmt | ein Werkzeug oder Hilfsmittel; ein (ursprünglich einfach aufgebauter) beweglicher Gegenstand, mit dem etwas bewirkt werden kann |
Where the eye mixes gerade and Gerät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gerade and Gerät
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gerade is [ɡəˈʁaːdə] while Gerät is [ɡəˈʁɛːt]. 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 2264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerade is recorded at frequency rank #155, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːdə]. Gerät is at rank #2,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːt].
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 2264, this pair ranks #2,002,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gerade vs Gerät
Shared letters: egr. Private to "gerade": ad. Private to "Gerät": tä.
"gerade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Gerät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerade ← egrade · gearde · geradde · geraed · gerdae · gerrade · ggerade · greade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gerade" and "Gerät" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gerade" or "Gerät" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gerade" and "Gerät" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gerade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerade" and "Gerät" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerafft vs Gerät". 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 #2,002,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.