Which to use
“gerechten” is an adjective and “Gerichten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,897
- “gerechten” frequency rank
- #10,664
- “Gerichten” frequency rank
- 26561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerechten | Gerichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerecht | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gericht |
Where the eye mixes gerechten and Gerichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gerechten and Gerichten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gerechten vs Gerichten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gerechten is [ɡəˈʁɛçtn̩] while Gerichten is [ɡəˈʁɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “gerechten” becomes i in “Gerichten”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerechten is recorded at frequency rank #15,897, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛçtn̩]. Gerichten is at rank #10,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtn̩].
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 26561, this pair ranks #1,816,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gerechten vs Gerichten
Shared letters: ceghnrt. Private to "gerechten": -. Private to "Gerichten": i.
"gerechten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gerichten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "gerechten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerechten" and "Gerichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerechten vs gerechtere". 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 #1,816,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.