Which to use
“gesamte” and “gesäumt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,225
- “gesamte” frequency rank
- #40,567
- “gesäumt” frequency rank
- 41792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesamte | gesäumt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesamt | mit einem Saum versehen |
Where the eye mixes gesamte and gesäumt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gesamte (CVCVCCV) and gesäumt (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gesamte vs gesäumt
A purely visual mix-up. gesamte ([ɡəˈzamtə]) and gesäumt ([ɡəˈzɔɪ̯mt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesamte is recorded at frequency rank #1,225, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamtə]. gesäumt is at rank #40,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɔɪ̯mt].
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 41792, this pair ranks #1,468,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesamte vs gesäumt
Shared letters: egmst. Private to "gesamte": a. Private to "gesäumt": uä.
"gesamte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gesäumt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesamte ← egsamte · geasmte · gesamet · gesammte · gesamtte · gesatme · gesmate · gessamte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesamte" and "gesäumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gesamte" or "gesäumt" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gesamte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesäumt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,468,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesamte" and "gesäumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesaugt vs gesäumt". 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 #1,468,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.