GesichtervsGesichternConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
Gesichter
10 ch
Gesichtern

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

  • Gesichteregsichter · geischter · gescihter · gesicchter · gesichhter · gesichterr · gesichtre · gesichtter
  • Gesichternegsichtern · geischtern · gescihtern · gesicchtern · gesichetrn · gesichhtern · gesichtenr · gesichternn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Gesichter" and "Gesichtern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈzɪçtɐ] versus [ɡəˈzɪçtɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gesichter" vs "Gesichtern" - which ranks higher?
"Gesichter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,086 in our German list, against #16,719 for "Gesichtern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list