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“gewaltsam” and “gewaltsamen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,928
- “gewaltsam” frequency rank
- #18,269
- “gewaltsamen” frequency rank
- 31197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewaltsam | gewaltsamen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter Anwendung von Gewalt, Gewalt ausführend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam |
Where the eye mixes gewaltsam and gewaltsamen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gewaltsam runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gewaltsamen's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gewaltsam vs gewaltsamen
A purely visual mix-up. gewaltsam ([ɡəˈvaltzaːm]) and gewaltsamen ([ɡəˈvaltzaːmən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gewaltsam” sits inside “gewaltsamen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewaltsam is recorded at frequency rank #12,928, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltzaːm]. gewaltsamen is at rank #18,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltzaːmən].
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 31197, this pair ranks #1,732,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewaltsam vs gewaltsamen
Shared letters: aeglmstw. Private to "gewaltsam": -. Private to "gewaltsamen": n.
"gewaltsam" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewaltsamen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewaltsam ← egwaltsam · geawltsam · gewalltsam · gewalstam · gewaltasm · gewaltsamm · gewaltsma · gewaltssam
- gewaltsamen ← egwaltsamen · geawltsamen · gewalltsamen · gewalstamen · gewaltasmen · gewaltsaemn · gewaltsamenn · gewaltsammen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewaltsam" and "gewaltsamen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewaltsam" or "gewaltsamen"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "gewaltsam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewaltsamen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,732,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewaltsam" and "gewaltsamen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewaltsam vs Gewalttat". 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 #1,732,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.