Which to use
“gedulden” is a verb and “Gemünden” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,057
- “gedulden” frequency rank
- #46,679
- “Gemünden” frequency rank
- 77736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedulden | Gemünden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | warten, bis etwas an der Zeit ist, Geduld zeigen | eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes gedulden and Gemünden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gedulden and Gemünden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gedulden vs Gemünden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gedulden is [ɡəˈdʊldn̩] while Gemünden is [ɡəˈmʏndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedulden is recorded at frequency rank #31,057, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdʊldn̩]. Gemünden is at rank #46,679, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɡəˈmʏndn̩].
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 77736, this pair ranks #254,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gedulden vs Gemünden
Shared letters: degn. Private to "gedulden": lu. Private to "Gemünden": mü.
"gedulden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gemünden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gedulden ← egdulden · gdeulden · geddulden · gedluden · gedudlen · geduldden · geduldenn · geduldne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gedulden" and "Gemünden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gedulden" or "Gemünden"?
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 "gedulden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gemünden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedulden" and "Gemünden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gerungen". 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 #254,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.