Which to use
“gemeinsamer” and “gemeinsames” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,092
- “gemeinsamer” frequency rank
- #6,925
- “gemeinsames” frequency rank
- 17017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeinsamer | gemeinsames |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeinsam | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeinsam |
Where the eye mixes gemeinsamer and gemeinsames
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gemeinsamer and gemeinsames follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gemeinsamer and gemeinsames
A purely visual mix-up. gemeinsamer ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːmɐ]) and gemeinsames ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːməs]) 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 a single letter - r in “gemeinsamer” becomes s in “gemeinsames”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemeinsamer is recorded at frequency rank #10,092, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːmɐ]. gemeinsames is at rank #6,925, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːməs].
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 17017, this pair ranks #1,931,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemeinsamer vs gemeinsames
Shared letters: aegimns. Private to "gemeinsamer": r. Private to "gemeinsames": -.
"gemeinsamer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC · "gemeinsames" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemeinsamer ← egmeinsamer · geeminsamer · gemeinasmer · gemeinnsamer · gemeinsaemr · gemeinsamerr · gemeinsammer · gemeinsamre
- gemeinsames ← egmeinsames · geeminsames · gemeinasmes · gemeinnsames · gemeinsaems · gemeinsamess · gemeinsammes · gemeinsamse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gemeinsamer" for "gemeinsames" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gemeinsamer" vs "gemeinsames" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinsamer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinsames" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeinsamer" and "gemeinsames" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeinsame vs gemeinsamer". 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 #1,931,071 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.