Which to use
“geraucht” and “gerückt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,882
- “geraucht” frequency rank
- #12,500
- “gerückt” frequency rank
- 24382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geraucht | gerückt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rauchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rücken |
Where the eye mixes geraucht and gerückt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geraucht runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCC) against gerückt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geraucht and gerückt
A purely visual mix-up. geraucht ([ɡəˈʁaʊ̯xt]) and gerückt ([ɡəˈʁʏkt]) 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 24382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geraucht is recorded at frequency rank #11,882, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaʊ̯xt]. gerückt is at rank #12,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏkt].
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 24382, this pair ranks #1,848,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geraucht vs gerückt
Shared letters: cegrt. Private to "geraucht": ahu. Private to "gerückt": kü.
"geraucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC · "gerückt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geraucht ← egraucht · gearucht · geracuht · gerauccht · gerauchht · gerauchtt · geraucth · gerauhct
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geraucht" and "gerückt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "geraucht" or "gerückt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geraucht" and "gerückt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geraucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerückt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geraucht" and "gerückt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerückt vs gespuckt". 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 #1,848,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.