Which to use
“Gutachten” and “Gutachter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,892
- “Gutachten” frequency rank
- #12,936
- “Gutachter” frequency rank
- 17828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gutachten | Gutachter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Urteil eines Fachmanns oder Sachverständigen zu einer bestimmten Frage oder einem Sachverhalt auf seinem Fachgebiet, meist in Schriftform | Sachverständiger, Fachmann, der für ein Amt schriftlich oder mündlich eine Situation beurteilt |
Where the eye mixes Gutachten and Gutachter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gutachten and Gutachter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gutachten vs Gutachter
A purely visual mix-up. Gutachten ([ˈɡuːtˌʔaxtn̩]) and Gutachter ([ˈɡuːtˌʔaxtɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Gutachten” becomes r in “Gutachter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gutachten is recorded at frequency rank #4,892, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːtˌʔaxtn̩]. Gutachter is at rank #12,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːtˌʔaxtɐ].
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 17828, this pair ranks #1,923,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gutachten vs Gutachter
Shared letters: aceghtu. Private to "Gutachten": n. Private to "Gutachter": r.
"Gutachten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Gutachter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gutachten" and "Gutachter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gutachten" or "Gutachter" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gutachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gutachter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gutachten" and "Gutachter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemachter vs Gutachter". 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 #1,923,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.