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“Gerichte” and “Gerichts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,202
- “Gerichte” frequency rank
- #9,915
- “Gerichts” frequency rank
- 14117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerichte | Gerichts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gericht | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gericht |
Where the eye mixes Gerichte and Gerichts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gerichte vs Gerichts
A purely visual mix-up. Gerichte ([ɡəˈʁɪçtə]) and Gerichts ([ɡəˈʁɪçt͡s]) 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 - e in “Gerichte” becomes s in “Gerichts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerichte is recorded at frequency rank #4,202, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtə]. Gerichts is at rank #9,915, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçt͡s].
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 14117, this pair ranks #1,953,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerichte vs Gerichts
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "Gerichte": -. Private to "Gerichts": s.
"Gerichte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "Gerichts" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gerichte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerichte" and "Gerichts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerichtes vs Gerichts". 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 #1,953,438 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.