gesundevsgesunderTell them apart

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

#5,265
“gesunde” frequency rank
#12,290
“gesunder” frequency rank
17555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gesunde gesunder
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund

Where the eye mixes gesunde and gesunder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gesunde
8 ch
gesunder

Visual trap between gesunde and gesunder

A purely visual mix-up. gesunde ([ɡəˈzʊndə]) and gesunder ([ɡəˈzʊndɐ]) 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) - “gesunde” sits inside “gesunder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gesunde is recorded at frequency rank #5,265, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndə]. gesunder is at rank #12,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndɐ].

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 17555, this pair ranks #1,926,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gesunde vs gesunder

Shared letters: degnsu. Private to "gesunde": -. Private to "gesunder": r.

"gesunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "gesunder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesundeegsunde · gesnude · gessunde · gesudne · gesundde · gesuned · gesunnde · geusnde
  • gesunderegsunder · gesnuder · gessunder · gesudner · gesundder · gesunderr · gesundre · gesunedr

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gesunde" and "gesunder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈzʊndə] versus [ɡəˈzʊndɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gesunde" vs "gesunder" - which ranks higher?
"gesunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,265 in our German list, against #12,290 for "gesunder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gesunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gesunder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,926,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gesunde" and "gesunder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gesunder". 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 #1,926,333 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