Which to use
“gelinde” and “gesunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,073
- “gelinde” frequency rank
- #5,265
- “gesunde” frequency rank
- 38338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelinde | gesunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von geringer Stärke | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund |
Where the eye mixes gelinde and gesunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelinde and gesunde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelinde and gesunde
A purely visual mix-up. gelinde ([ɡəˈlɪndə]) and gesunde ([ɡəˈzʊndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelinde is recorded at frequency rank #33,073, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪndə]. gesunde is at rank #5,265, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndə].
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 38338, this pair ranks #1,566,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelinde vs gesunde
Shared letters: degn. Private to "gelinde": il. Private to "gesunde": su.
"gelinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gesunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelinde" and "gesunde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gelinde" vs "gesunde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelinde" and "gesunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelinde vs Gerlinde". 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 #1,566,570 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.