Which to use
“geschmeckt” is a verb and “geschmückte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,372
- “geschmeckt” frequency rank
- #45,975
- “geschmückte” frequency rank
- 61347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschmeckt | geschmückte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schmecken | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschmückt |
Where the eye mixes geschmeckt and geschmückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geschmeckt runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCC) against geschmückte's 11 (CVCCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschmeckt vs geschmückte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschmeckt is [ɡəˈʃmɛkt] while geschmückte is [ɡəˈʃmʏktə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschmeckt is recorded at frequency rank #15,372, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃmɛkt]. geschmückte is at rank #45,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃmʏktə].
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 61347, this pair ranks #753,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschmeckt vs geschmückte
Shared letters: ceghkmst. Private to "geschmeckt": -. Private to "geschmückte": ü.
"geschmeckt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "geschmückte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschmeckt ← egschmeckt · gecshmeckt · gescchmeckt · geschemckt · geschhmeckt · geschmcekt · geschmecckt · geschmeckkt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geschmeckt" and "geschmückte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geschmeckt" or "geschmückte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschmeckt" and "geschmückte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschmeckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschmückte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #753,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschmeckt" and "geschmückte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschmückte vs geschmückten". 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 #753,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.