Which to use
“Gesichts” is a noun and “gesuchte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,917
- “Gesichts” frequency rank
- #19,934
- “gesuchte” frequency rank
- 37851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesichts | gesuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gesicht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesucht |
Where the eye mixes Gesichts and gesuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gesichts (CVCVCCCC) and gesuchte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gesichts vs gesuchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesichts is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡s] 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 37851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gesichts is recorded at frequency rank #17,917, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçt͡s]. 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 37851, this pair ranks #1,579,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesichts vs gesuchte
Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "Gesichts": i. Private to "gesuchte": u.
"Gesichts" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gesuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Gesichts" vs "gesuchte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gesichts" 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 #1,579,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesichts" and "gesuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerichtes vs Gesichts". 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 #1,579,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.