Which to use
“gesunder” and “gesundes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,290
- “gesunder” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “gesundes” frequency rank
- 23949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesunder | gesundes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gesund |
Where the eye mixes gesunder and gesundes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gesunder and gesundes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gesunder with gesundes
A purely visual mix-up. gesunder ([ɡəˈzʊndɐ]) and gesundes ([ɡəˈzʊndəs]) 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 - r in “gesunder” becomes s in “gesundes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesunder is recorded at frequency rank #12,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndɐ]. gesundes is at rank #11,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndəs].
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 23949, this pair ranks #1,854,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesunder vs gesundes
Shared letters: degnsu. Private to "gesunder": r. Private to "gesundes": -.
"gesunder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesundes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesunder" for "gesundes" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gesunder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesundes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesunder" and "gesundes" 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 #1,854,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.