Which to use
“gesamt” is an adjective and “gesaugt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,720
- “gesamt” frequency rank
- #43,914
- “gesaugt” frequency rank
- 52634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesamt | gesaugt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle zugehörigen Dinge und/oder Personen zusammengenommen; ganz, vollständig, vereinigt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs saugen |
Where the eye mixes gesamt and gesaugt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gesamt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gesaugt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesamt and gesaugt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesamt is [ɡəˈzamt] while gesaugt is [ɡəˈzaʊ̯kt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52634, 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]. gesaugt is at rank #43,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzaʊ̯kt].
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 52634, this pair ranks #1,089,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesamt vs gesaugt
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gesamt": m. Private to "gesaugt": u.
"gesamt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gesaugt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesamt" for "gesaugt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gesamt" or "gesaugt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gesamt" and "gesaugt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesamt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesaugt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,089,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesamt" and "gesaugt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerügt vs gesaugt". 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 #1,089,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.