Which to use
“gesunden” and “gezündet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,491
- “gesunden” frequency rank
- #27,326
- “gezündet” frequency rank
- 32817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesunden | gezündet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach einer Krankheit wieder gesund werden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zünden |
Where the eye mixes gesunden and gezündet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gesunden and gezündet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gesunden and gezündet
A purely visual mix-up. gesunden ([ɡəˈzʊndn̩]) and gezündet ([ɡəˈt͡sʏndət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesunden is recorded at frequency rank #5,491, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndn̩]. gezündet is at rank #27,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sʏndət].
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 32817, this pair ranks #1,699,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesunden vs gezündet
Shared letters: degn. Private to "gesunden": su. Private to "gezündet": tzü.
"gesunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gezündet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesunden ← egsunden · gesnuden · gessunden · gesudnen · gesundden · gesundenn · gesundne · gesunedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesunden" for "gezündet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gesunden" vs "gezündet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gesunden" and "gezündet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,699,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesunden" and "gezündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gezündet". 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 #1,699,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.