Which to use
“gegenseitige” and “gegenseitigem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,920
- “gegenseitige” frequency rank
- #38,760
- “gegenseitigem” frequency rank
- 51680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegenseitige | gegenseitigem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenseitig | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenseitig |
Where the eye mixes gegenseitige and gegenseitigem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. gegenseitige runs 12 letters (CVCVCCVVCVCV) against gegenseitigem's 13 (CVCVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gegenseitige with gegenseitigem
A purely visual mix-up. gegenseitige ([ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪɡə]) and gegenseitigem ([ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪɡəm]) 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) - “gegenseitige” sits inside “gegenseitigem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegenseitige is recorded at frequency rank #12,920, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪɡə]. gegenseitigem is at rank #38,760, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzaɪ̯tɪɡəm].
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 51680, this pair ranks #1,126,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gegenseitige vs gegenseitigem
Shared letters: eginst. Private to "gegenseitige": -. Private to "gegenseitigem": m.
"gegenseitige" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCV · "gegenseitigem" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gegenseitige ← eggenseitige · geegnseitige · gegenesitige · gegennseitige · gegenseiitge · gegenseitgie · gegenseitieg · gegenseitigge
- gegenseitigem ← eggenseitigem · geegnseitigem · gegenesitigem · gegennseitigem · gegenseiitgem · gegenseitgiem · gegenseitiegm · gegenseitigemm
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gegenseitige" and "gegenseitigem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegenseitige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegenseitigem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,126,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegenseitige" and "gegenseitigem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegenseitigem vs gegenseitiger". 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 #1,126,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.