Which to use
“gerochen” is a verb and “Gerüchten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,577
- “gerochen” frequency rank
- #17,912
- “Gerüchten” frequency rank
- 48489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerochen | Gerüchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs riechen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gerücht |
Where the eye mixes gerochen and Gerüchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gerochen with Gerüchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gerochen is [ɡəˈʁɔxn̩] while Gerüchten is [ɡəˈʁʏçtn̩]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerochen is recorded at frequency rank #30,577, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɔxn̩]. Gerüchten is at rank #17,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏçtn̩].
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 48489, this pair ranks #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gerochen vs Gerüchten
Shared letters: ceghnr. Private to "gerochen": o. Private to "Gerüchten": tü.
"gerochen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gerüchten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerochen ← egrochen · georchen · gercohen · gerocchen · gerocehn · gerochenn · gerochhen · gerochne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gerochen" for "Gerüchten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gerochen" or "Gerüchten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gerochen" and "Gerüchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gerochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerüchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerochen" and "Gerüchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerochen 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 #1,246,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.