Which to use
“Geräuschen” is a noun and “gewaschen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,953
- “Geräuschen” frequency rank
- #9,730
- “gewaschen” frequency rank
- 46683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geräuschen | gewaschen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geräusch | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs waschen |
Where the eye mixes Geräuschen and gewaschen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Geräuschen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCCVC) against gewaschen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Geräuschen and gewaschen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geräuschen is [ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯ʃn̩] while gewaschen is [ɡəˈvaʃn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geräuschen is recorded at frequency rank #36,953, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɔɪ̯ʃn̩]. gewaschen is at rank #9,730, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaʃn̩].
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 46683, this pair ranks #1,310,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Geräuschen vs gewaschen
Shared letters: ceghns. Private to "Geräuschen": ruä. Private to "gewaschen": aw.
"Geräuschen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVC · "gewaschen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewaschen ← egwaschen · geawschen · gewascchen · gewascehn · gewaschenn · gewaschhen · gewaschne · gewashcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Geräuschen" for "gewaschen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Geräuschen" or "gewaschen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Geräuschen" and "gewaschen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geräuschen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewaschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,310,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geräuschen" and "gewaschen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewaschen vs gewichen". 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 #1,310,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.