gesundvsgesundemTell them apart

Which to use

“gesund” and “gesundem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,297
“gesund” frequency rank
#33,604
“gesundem” frequency rank
35901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gesund gesundem
Definition frei von Krankheiten, sich wohlbefindend Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund

Where the eye mixes gesund and gesundem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gesund runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gesundem's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
gesund
8 ch
gesundem

Look-alike desk: gesund vs gesundem

A purely visual mix-up. gesund ([ɡəˈzʊnt]) and gesundem ([ɡəˈzʊndəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gesund” sits inside “gesundem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35901, 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]. gesundem is at rank #33,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndəm].

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 35901, this pair ranks #1,628,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gesund vs gesundem

Shared letters: degnsu. Private to "gesund": -. Private to "gesundem": m.

"gesund" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "gesundem" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesund ← egsund · gesnud · gessund · gesudn · gesundd · gesunnd · geusnd · ggesund
  • gesundem ← egsundem · gesnudem · gessundem · gesudnem · gesunddem · gesundemm · gesundme · gesunedm

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gesund" for "gesundem" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈzʊnt] versus [ɡəˈzʊndəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gesund" vs "gesundem" - which ranks higher?
"gesund" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,297 in our German list, against #33,604 for "gesundem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gesund" and "gesundem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gesund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gesundem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,628,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gesund" and "gesundem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gesundem". 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 #1,628,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list