Which to use
“Gerüchte” is a noun and “gesucht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,190
- “Gerüchte” frequency rank
- #1,356
- “gesucht” frequency rank
- 7546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerüchte | gesucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nebenform des Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerücht | zwanghaft zustande gekommen, unnatürlich |
Where the eye mixes Gerüchte and gesucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gerüchte vs gesucht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gerüchte is [ɡəˈʁʏçtə] while gesucht is [ɡəˈzuːxt]. 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 7546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gerüchte is recorded at frequency rank #6,190, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏçtə]. 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 7546, this pair ranks #1,987,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerüchte vs gesucht
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "Gerüchte": rü. Private to "gesucht": su.
"Gerüchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gesucht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesucht ← egsucht · gescuht · gessucht · gesuccht · gesuchht · gesuchtt · gesucth · gesuhct
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gerüchte" for "gesucht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gerüchte" or "gesucht" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerüchte" 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 #1,987,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerüchte" and "gesucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerichtes vs Gerüchte". 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 #1,987,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.