Which to use
“gesamt” and “gesamter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,720
- “gesamt” frequency rank
- #43,216
- “gesamter” frequency rank
- 51936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesamt | gesamter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle zugehörigen Dinge und/oder Personen zusammengenommen; ganz, vollständig, vereinigt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesamt |
Where the eye mixes gesamt and gesamter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gesamt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gesamter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gesamt with gesamter
A purely visual mix-up. gesamt ([ɡəˈzamt]) and gesamter ([ɡəˈzamtɐ]) 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 “gesamter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51936, 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]. gesamter is at rank #43,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamtɐ].
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 51936, this pair ranks #1,116,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesamt vs gesamter
Shared letters: aegmst. Private to "gesamt": -. Private to "gesamter": r.
"gesamt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gesamter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesamt" for "gesamter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gesamt" or "gesamter"?
Useful next steps
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 "gesamter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,116,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesamt" and "gesamter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesamter vs Gesamtwert". 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 #1,116,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.