Which to use
“gesamt” and “gesamten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,720
- “gesamt” frequency rank
- #1,354
- “gesamten” frequency rank
- 10074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesamt | gesamten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle zugehörigen Dinge und/oder Personen zusammengenommen; ganz, vollständig, vereinigt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gesamt |
Where the eye mixes gesamt and gesamten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gesamt with gesamten
A purely visual mix-up. gesamt ([ɡəˈzamt]) and gesamten ([ɡəˈzamtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gesamt” sits inside “gesamten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesamt is recorded at frequency rank #8,720, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamt]. gesamten is at rank #1,354, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamtn̩].
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 10074, this pair ranks #1,976,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesamt vs gesamten
Shared letters: aegmst. Private to "gesamt": -. Private to "gesamten": n.
"gesamt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gesamten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesamt" and "gesamten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gesamt" or "gesamten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesamt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesamten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesamt" and "gesamten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gesamt". 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 #1,976,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.