Which to use
“gesamten” and “gesamter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,354
- “gesamten” frequency rank
- #43,216
- “gesamter” frequency rank
- 44570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesamten | gesamter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gesamt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesamt |
Where the eye mixes gesamten and gesamter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gesamten and gesamter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gesamten vs gesamter
A purely visual mix-up. gesamten ([ɡəˈzamtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gesamten” becomes r in “gesamter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesamten is recorded at frequency rank #1,354, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzamtn̩]. 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 44570, this pair ranks #1,381,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesamten vs gesamter
Shared letters: aegmst. Private to "gesamten": n. Private to "gesamter": r.
"gesamten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesamter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesamten" for "gesamter" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gesamten" and "gesamter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesamten" 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 #1,381,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesamten" 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 #1,381,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.