Which to use
“gewaltsame” and “gewaltsamen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,431
- “gewaltsame” frequency rank
- #18,269
- “gewaltsamen” frequency rank
- 44700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewaltsame | gewaltsamen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam |
Where the eye mixes gewaltsame and gewaltsamen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gewaltsame runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against gewaltsamen's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gewaltsame vs gewaltsamen
A purely visual mix-up. gewaltsame ([ɡəˈvaltzaːmə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gewaltsame” sits inside “gewaltsamen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewaltsame is recorded at frequency rank #26,431, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltzaːmə]. 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 44700, this pair ranks #1,377,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewaltsame vs gewaltsamen
Shared letters: aeglmstw. Private to "gewaltsame": -. Private to "gewaltsamen": n.
"gewaltsame" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "gewaltsamen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewaltsame ← egwaltsame · geawltsame · gewalltsame · gewalstame · gewaltasme · gewaltsaem · gewaltsamme · gewaltsmae
- gewaltsamen ← egwaltsamen · geawltsamen · gewalltsamen · gewalstamen · gewaltasmen · gewaltsaemn · gewaltsamenn · gewaltsammen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewaltsame" 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 #1,377,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewaltsame" and "gewaltsamen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewaltsamen vs Gewalttaten". 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 #1,377,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.