Which to use
“gesamt” is an adjective and “gespart” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,720
- “gesamt” frequency rank
- #10,095
- “gespart” frequency rank
- 18815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesamt | gespart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle zugehörigen Dinge und/oder Personen zusammengenommen; ganz, vollständig, vereinigt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sparen |
Where the eye mixes gesamt and gespart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gesamt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gespart's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesamt and gespart
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesamt is [ɡəˈzamt] while gespart is [ɡəˈʃpaːɐ̯t]. 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 18815, 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]. gespart is at rank #10,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpaːɐ̯t].
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 18815, this pair ranks #1,914,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesamt vs gespart
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gesamt": m. Private to "gespart": pr.
"gesamt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gespart" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gesamt" and "gespart" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gesamt" or "gespart"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gesamt" and "gespart" 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 "gespart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesamt" and "gespart" 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 #1,914,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.