Which to use
“besondere” and “besonderem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,316
- “besondere” frequency rank
- #12,468
- “besonderem” frequency rank
- 13784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besondere | besonderem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom Gewohnten, Normalen abweichend | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besondere |
Where the eye mixes besondere and besonderem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. besondere runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against besonderem's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses besondere with besonderem
A purely visual mix-up. besondere ([bəˈzɔndəʁə]) and besonderem ([bəˈzɔndəʁəm]) 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) - “besondere” sits inside “besonderem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besondere is recorded at frequency rank #1,316, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔndəʁə]. besonderem is at rank #12,468, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔndəʁəm].
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 13784, this pair ranks #1,955,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besondere vs besonderem
Shared letters: bdenors. Private to "besondere": -. Private to "besonderem": m.
"besondere" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "besonderem" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- besondere ← bbesondere · beosndere · besnodere · besodnere · besonddere · besondeer · besonderre · besondree
- besonderem ← bbesonderem · beosnderem · besnoderem · besodnerem · besondderem · besondeerm · besonderemm · besonderme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "besondere" and "besonderem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "besondere" or "besonderem"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "besondere" and "besonderem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besondere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besonderem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besondere" and "besonderem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besondere vs bewundere". 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 #1,955,721 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.