Which to use
“Messgerät” and “Messgeräte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,670
- “Messgerät” frequency rank
- #40,699
- “Messgeräte” frequency rank
- 78369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Messgerät | Messgeräte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gerät zum Messen physikalischer Größen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Messgerät |
Where the eye mixes Messgerät and Messgeräte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Messgerät ([ˈmɛsɡəˌʁɛːt]) and Messgeräte ([ˈmɛsɡəˌʁɛːtə]) 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) - “Messgerät” sits inside “Messgeräte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Messgerät is recorded at frequency rank #37,670, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛsɡəˌʁɛːt]. Messgeräte is at rank #40,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛsɡəˌʁɛːtə].
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 78369, this pair ranks #239,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Messgerät vs Messgeräte
Shared letters: egmrstä. Private to "Messgerät": -. Private to "Messgeräte": -.
"Messgerät" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "Messgeräte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV