Which to use
“gesagt” is a verb and “gesamt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #329
- “gesagt” frequency rank
- #8,720
- “gesamt” frequency rank
- 9049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesagt | gesamt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sagen | alle zugehörigen Dinge und/oder Personen zusammengenommen; ganz, vollständig, vereinigt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gesagt and gesamt apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
gesagt and gesamt form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - g in “gesagt” becomes m in “gesamt” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesagt is recorded at frequency rank #329, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzaːkt]. gesamt is at rank #8,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamt].
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 9049, this pair ranks #1,981,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering gesagt vs gesamt
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gesagt”; for an adjective, it's “gesamt”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gesagt” entry
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