Which to use
“Gerüchte” is a noun and “gesuchte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,190
- “Gerüchte” frequency rank
- #19,934
- “gesuchte” frequency rank
- 26124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gerüchte | gesuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nebenform des Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerücht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesucht |
Where the eye mixes Gerüchte and gesuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gerüchte vs gesuchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gerüchte is [ɡəˈʁʏçtə] while gesuchte is [ɡəˈzuːxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 26124, 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]. 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 26124, this pair ranks #1,822,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gerüchte vs gesuchte
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "Gerüchte": rü. Private to "gesuchte": su.
"Gerüchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gesuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesuchte ← egsuchte · gescuhte · gessuchte · gesucchte · gesuchet · gesuchhte · gesuchtte · gesucthe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gerüchte" for "gesuchte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gerüchte" vs "gesuchte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "gesuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gerüchte" 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 #1,822,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.