Which to use
“Gerichten” is a noun and “gerichtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,664
- “Gerichten” frequency rank
- #21,271
- “gerichtete” frequency rank
- 31935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerichten | gerichtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gericht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtet |
Where the eye mixes Gerichten and gerichtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gerichten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gerichtete's 10 (CVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gerichten vs gerichtete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gerichten is [ɡəˈʁɪçtn̩] while gerichtete is [ɡəˈʁɪçtətə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerichten is recorded at frequency rank #10,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtn̩]. gerichtete is at rank #21,271, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtətə].
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 31935, this pair ranks #1,718,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerichten vs gerichtete
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "Gerichten": n. Private to "gerichtete": -.
"Gerichten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gerichtete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gerichten ← egrichten · geirchten · gercihten · gericchten · gerichetn · gerichhten · gerichtenn · gerichtne
- gerichtete ← egrichtete · geirchtete · gercihtete · gericchtete · gerichette · gerichhtete · gerichteet · gerichtette
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gerichten" and "gerichtete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gerichten" or "gerichtete"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gerichten" and "gerichtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerichtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerichten" and "gerichtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerechtere vs gerichtete". 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 #1,718,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.