Which to use
“geraucht” and “getaucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,882
- “geraucht” frequency rank
- #30,090
- “getaucht” frequency rank
- 41972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geraucht | getaucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rauchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tauchen |
Where the eye mixes geraucht and getaucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geraucht and getaucht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geraucht and getaucht
A purely visual mix-up. geraucht ([ɡəˈʁaʊ̯xt]) and getaucht ([ɡəˈtaʊ̯xt]) 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 a single letter - r in “geraucht” becomes t in “getaucht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41972, 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]. getaucht is at rank #30,090, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaʊ̯xt].
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 41972, this pair ranks #1,463,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geraucht vs getaucht
Shared letters: aceghtu. Private to "geraucht": r. Private to "getaucht": -.
"geraucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC · "getaucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geraucht" and "getaucht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geraucht" vs "getaucht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geraucht" and "getaucht" 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 "getaucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,463,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geraucht" and "getaucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebrauchs vs geraucht". 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 #1,463,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.