Which to use
“Gerücht” is a noun and “gesuchte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,031
- “Gerücht” frequency rank
- #19,934
- “gesuchte” frequency rank
- 28965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerücht | gesuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Nachricht, die mündlich verbreitet wird und deren Wahrheitsgehalt zweifelhaft ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesucht |
Where the eye mixes Gerücht and gesuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gerücht runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gesuchte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gerücht vs gesuchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gerücht is [ɡəˈʁʏçt] while gesuchte is [ɡəˈzuːxtə]. 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 28965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerücht is recorded at frequency rank #9,031, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏçt]. gesuchte is at rank #19,934, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzuːxtə].
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 28965, this pair ranks #1,775,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerücht vs gesuchte
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "Gerücht": rü. Private to "gesuchte": su.
"Gerücht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gesuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesuchte ← egsuchte · gescuhte · gessuchte · gesucchte · gesuchet · gesuchhte · gesuchtte · gesucthe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gerücht" and "gesuchte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gerücht" or "gesuchte"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gerücht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,775,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerücht" and "gesuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekochte vs gesuchte". 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 #1,775,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.