Which to use
“gesund” and “gesunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,297
- “gesund” frequency rank
- #5,265
- “gesunde” frequency rank
- 7562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesund | gesunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frei von Krankheiten, sich wohlbefindend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund |
Where the eye mixes gesund and gesunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gesund with gesunde
A purely visual mix-up. gesund ([ɡəˈzʊnt]) and gesunde ([ɡəˈzʊndə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gesund” sits inside “gesunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesund is recorded at frequency rank #2,297, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊnt]. gesunde is at rank #5,265, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndə].
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 7562, this pair ranks #1,987,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesund vs gesunde
Shared letters: degnsu. Private to "gesund": -. Private to "gesunde": -.
"gesund" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gesunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesund" for "gesunde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gesund" or "gesunde"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesund" and "gesunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gesunde". 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 #1,987,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.