Which to use
“Geräte” is a noun and “gesamte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,042
- “Geräte” frequency rank
- #1,225
- “gesamte” frequency rank
- 4267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geräte | gesamte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerät | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesamt |
Where the eye mixes Geräte and gesamte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Geräte and gesamte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geräte is [ɡəˈʁɛːtə] while gesamte is [ɡəˈzamtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geräte is recorded at frequency rank #3,042, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːtə]. gesamte is at rank #1,225, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamtə].
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 4267, this pair ranks #1,998,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geräte vs gesamte
Shared letters: egt. Private to "Geräte": rä. Private to "gesamte": ams.
"Geräte" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gesamte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesamte ← egsamte · geasmte · gesamet · gesammte · gesamtte · gesatme · gesmate · gessamte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Geräte" for "gesamte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Geräte" vs "gesamte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Geräte" and "gesamte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geräte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesamte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geräte" and "gesamte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geräte vs grave". 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 #1,998,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.