Which to use
“Gerüche” is a noun and “gesucht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,217
- “Gerüche” frequency rank
- #1,356
- “gesucht” frequency rank
- 29573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerüche | gesucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geruch | zwanghaft zustande gekommen, unnatürlich |
Where the eye mixes Gerüche and gesucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Gerüche (CVCVCCV) and gesucht (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gerüche vs gesucht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gerüche is [ɡəˈʁʏçə] while gesucht is [ɡəˈzuːxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerüche is recorded at frequency rank #28,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏçə]. gesucht is at rank #1,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzuːxt].
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 29573, this pair ranks #1,764,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerüche vs gesucht
Shared letters: cegh. Private to "Gerüche": rü. Private to "gesucht": stu.
"Gerüche" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gesucht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesucht ← egsucht · gescuht · gessucht · gesuccht · gesuchht · gesuchtt · gesucth · gesuhct
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gerüche" for "gesucht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gerüche" or "gesucht"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gerüche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,764,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerüche" and "gesucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerochen vs Gerüche". 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 #1,764,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.