Which to use
“Gesichter” and “Gesichtern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,086
- “Gesichter” frequency rank
- #16,719
- “Gesichtern” frequency rank
- 21805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesichter | Gesichtern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gesicht | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gesicht |
Where the eye mixes Gesichter and Gesichtern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Gesichter runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against Gesichtern's 10 (CVCVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gesichter and Gesichtern
A purely visual mix-up. Gesichter ([ɡəˈzɪçtɐ]) and Gesichtern ([ɡəˈzɪçtɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gesichter” sits inside “Gesichtern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gesichter is recorded at frequency rank #5,086, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçtɐ]. Gesichtern is at rank #16,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçtɐn].
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 21805, this pair ranks #1,881,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesichter vs Gesichtern
Shared letters: ceghirst. Private to "Gesichter": -. Private to "Gesichtern": n.
"Gesichter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gesichtern" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gesichter ← egsichter · geischter · gescihter · gesicchter · gesichhter · gesichterr · gesichtre · gesichtter
- Gesichtern ← egsichtern · geischtern · gescihtern · gesicchtern · gesichetrn · gesichhtern · gesichtenr · gesichternn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gesichter" and "Gesichtern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gesichter" vs "Gesichtern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gesichter" and "Gesichtern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesichter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesichtern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesichter" and "Gesichtern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerichtes vs Gesichter". 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 #1,881,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.