gerundetvsgesundemWhich spelling fits?

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“gerundet” and “gesundem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,067
“gerundet” frequency rank
#33,604
“gesundem” frequency rank
64671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gerundet gesundem
Definition allgemein: in einer runden Form Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund

Where the eye mixes gerundet and gesundem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gerundet and gesundem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
gerundet
8 ch
gesundem

Why the eye confuses gerundet with gesundem

A purely visual mix-up. gerundet ([ɡəˈʁʊndət]) and gesundem ([ɡəˈzʊndəm]) 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 64671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gerundet is recorded at frequency rank #31,067, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʊndət]. gesundem is at rank #33,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndəm].

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 64671, this pair ranks #633,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gerundet vs gesundem

Shared letters: degnu. Private to "gerundet": rt. Private to "gesundem": ms.

"gerundet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gesundem" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gerundetegrundet · gernudet · gerrundet · gerudnet · gerunddet · gerundett · gerundte · gerunedt
  • gesundemegsundem · gesnudem · gessundem · gesudnem · gesunddem · gesundemm · gesundme · gesunedm

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gerundet" for "gesundem" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁʊndət] versus [ɡəˈzʊndəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gerundet" or "gesundem"?
"gerundet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,067 in our German list, against #33,604 for "gesundem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gerundet" and "gesundem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gerundet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gesundem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #633,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gerundet" and "gesundem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gesundem". 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 #633,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list