Which to use
“selbstgemacht” and “selbstgemachte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,217
- “selbstgemacht” frequency rank
- #33,288
- “selbstgemachte” frequency rank
- 77505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selbstgemacht | selbstgemachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der betreffenden Person selbst gefertigt / produziert, nicht von jemand anderem gemacht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selbstgemacht |
Where the eye mixes selbstgemacht and selbstgemachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. selbstgemacht runs 13 letters (CVCCCCCVCVCCC) against selbstgemachte's 14 (CVCCCCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: selbstgemacht vs selbstgemachte
A purely visual mix-up. selbstgemacht ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxt]) and selbstgemachte ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtə]) 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) - “selbstgemacht” sits inside “selbstgemachte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selbstgemacht is recorded at frequency rank #44,217, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxt]. selbstgemachte is at rank #33,288, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtə].
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 77505, this pair ranks #259,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selbstgemacht vs selbstgemachte
Shared letters: abceghlmst. Private to "selbstgemacht": -. Private to "selbstgemachte": -.
"selbstgemacht" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVCCC · "selbstgemachte" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- selbstgemacht ← eslbstgemacht · seblstgemacht · selbbstgemacht · selbsgtemacht · selbsstgemacht · selbstegmacht · selbstgeamcht · selbstgemaccht
- selbstgemachte ← eslbstgemachte · seblstgemachte · selbbstgemachte · selbsgtemachte · selbsstgemachte · selbstegmachte · selbstgeamchte · selbstgemacchte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "selbstgemacht" and "selbstgemachte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "selbstgemacht" vs "selbstgemachte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "selbstgemacht" and "selbstgemachte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "selbstgemacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selbstgemachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selbstgemacht" and "selbstgemachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selbstgemacht vs selbstgemachten". 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 #259,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.