gesundemvsgesunderConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,604
“gesundem” frequency rank
#12,290
“gesunder” frequency rank
45894
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gesundem gesunder
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund

Where the eye mixes gesundem and gesunder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gesundem and gesunder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
gesundem
8 ch
gesunder

Look-alike desk: gesundem vs gesunder

A purely visual mix-up. gesundem ([ɡəˈzʊndəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “gesundem” becomes r in “gesunder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gesundem is recorded at frequency rank #33,604, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndəm]. 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 45894, this pair ranks #1,337,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gesundem vs gesunder

Shared letters: degnsu. Private to "gesundem": m. Private to "gesunder": r.

"gesundem" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gesunder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesundemegsundem · gesnudem · gessundem · gesudnem · gesunddem · gesundemm · gesundme · gesunedm
  • gesunderegsunder · gesnuder · gessunder · gesudner · gesundder · gesunderr · gesundre · gesunedr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gesundem" for "gesunder" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈzʊndəm] versus [ɡəˈzʊndɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gesundem" or "gesunder" show up more?
"gesunder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,290 in our German list, against #33,604 for "gesundem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gesundem" 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 #1,337,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gesundem" and "gesunder" 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 #1,337,536 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