Which to use
“gesunder” is an adjective and “gesungen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,290
- “gesunder” frequency rank
- #6,541
- “gesungen” frequency rank
- 18831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesunder | gesungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gesund | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs singen |
Where the eye mixes gesunder and gesungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gesunder and gesungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gesunder and gesungen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesunder is [ɡəˈzʊndɐ] while gesungen is [ɡəˈzʊŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18831, 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]. gesungen is at rank #6,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊŋən].
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 18831, this pair ranks #1,914,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesunder vs gesungen
Shared letters: egnsu. Private to "gesunder": dr. Private to "gesungen": -.
"gesunder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gesunder" and "gesungen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gesunder" or "gesungen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gesunder" and "gesungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesunder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesunder" and "gesungen" 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 #1,914,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.