gerechnetvsgerechtesWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: gerechnet is a verb, gerechtes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gerechnet” is a verb and “gerechtes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,889
“gerechnet” frequency rank
#41,849
“gerechtes” frequency rank
45738
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gerechnet gerechtes
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rechnen Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerecht

Where the eye mixes gerechnet and gerechtes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
gerechnet
9 ch
gerechtes

Visual trap between gerechnet and gerechtes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gerechnet is [ɡəˈʁɛçnət] while gerechtes is [ɡəˈʁɛçtəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 45738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gerechnet is recorded at frequency rank #3,889, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛçnət]. gerechtes is at rank #41,849, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛçtəs].

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 45738, this pair ranks #1,342,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gerechnet vs gerechtes

Shared letters: ceghrt. Private to "gerechnet": n. Private to "gerechtes": s.

"gerechnet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "gerechtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gerechnetegrechnet · geerchnet · gercehnet · gerecchnet · gerechent · gerechhnet · gerechnett · gerechnnet
  • gerechtesegrechtes · geerchtes · gercehtes · gerecchtes · gerechets · gerechhtes · gerechtess · gerechtse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gerechnet" and "gerechtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gerechnet" is a verb and "gerechtes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gerechnet" vs "gerechtes" - which ranks higher?
"gerechnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,889 in our German list, against #41,849 for "gerechtes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gerechnet" and "gerechtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gerechnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gerechtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,342,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gerechnet" and "gerechtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerechtere vs gerechtes". 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 #1,342,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list