Which to use
“gehend” is a verb and “gesund” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,840
- “gehend” frequency rank
- #2,297
- “gesund” frequency rank
- 44137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehend | gesund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs gehen | frei von Krankheiten, sich wohlbefindend |
Where the eye mixes gehend and gesund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehend and gesund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gehend with gesund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehend is [ˈɡeːənt] while gesund is [ɡəˈzʊnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehend is recorded at frequency rank #41,840, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːənt]. gesund is at rank #2,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊnt].
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 44137, this pair ranks #1,395,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehend vs gesund
Shared letters: degn. Private to "gehend": h. Private to "gesund": su.
"gehend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gesund" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehend" for "gesund" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gehend" or "gesund"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,395,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehend" and "gesund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehend vs gehenden". 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 #1,395,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.