Which to use
“gesellig” is an adjective and “gesellt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,220
- “gesellig” frequency rank
- #30,580
- “gesellt” frequency rank
- 73800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesellig | gesellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in netter Gesellschaft | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gesellen |
Where the eye mixes gesellig and gesellt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gesellig runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gesellt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesellig and gesellt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesellig is [ɡəˈzɛlɪç] while gesellt is [ɡəˈzɛlt]. 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 73800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesellig is recorded at frequency rank #43,220, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛlɪç]. gesellt is at rank #30,580, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛlt].
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 73800, this pair ranks #350,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gesellig vs gesellt
Shared letters: egls. Private to "gesellig": i. Private to "gesellt": t.
"gesellig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesellt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gesellig" and "gesellt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gesellig" or "gesellt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gesellig" and "gesellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesellig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesellig" and "gesellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesell vs gesellig". 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 #350,641 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.