Which to use
“gesondert” is a verb and “gesonderte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,080
- “gesondert” frequency rank
- #26,900
- “gesonderte” frequency rank
- 40980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesondert | gesonderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sondern | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesondert |
Where the eye mixes gesondert and gesonderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gesondert runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against gesonderte's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesondert and gesonderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesondert is [ɡəˈzɔndɐt] while gesonderte is [ɡəˈzɔndɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gesondert” sits inside “gesonderte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesondert is recorded at frequency rank #14,080, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɔndɐt]. gesonderte is at rank #26,900, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɔndɐtə].
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 40980, this pair ranks #1,492,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesondert vs gesonderte
Shared letters: degnorst. Private to "gesondert": -. Private to "gesonderte": -.
"gesondert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "gesonderte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesondert ← egsondert · geosndert · gesnodert · gesodnert · gesonddert · gesonderrt · gesondertt · gesondetr
- gesonderte ← egsonderte · geosnderte · gesnoderte · gesodnerte · gesondderte · gesonderet · gesonderrte · gesondertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesondert" and "gesonderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gesondert" or "gesonderte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gesondert" and "gesonderte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesondert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesonderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesondert" and "gesonderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemindert vs gesondert". 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 #1,492,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.