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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesund" for "gesundem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gesund" vs "gesundem" - which ranks higher?
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.