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“Gewerkschaft” and “Gewerkschafter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,054
- “Gewerkschaft” frequency rank
- #20,605
- “Gewerkschafter” frequency rank
- 27659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewerkschaft | Gewerkschafter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organisation, Verein der Arbeitnehmer zum Durchsetzen eigener Interessen | (männliche^☆) Person, die Mitglied einer Gewerkschaft ist |
Where the eye mixes Gewerkschaft and Gewerkschafter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Gewerkschaft runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCCCVCC) against Gewerkschafter's 14 (CVCVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gewerkschaft vs Gewerkschafter
A purely visual mix-up. Gewerkschaft ([ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaft]) and Gewerkschafter ([ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaftɐ]) 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) - “Gewerkschaft” sits inside “Gewerkschafter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewerkschaft is recorded at frequency rank #7,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaft]. Gewerkschafter is at rank #20,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaftɐ].
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 27659, this pair ranks #1,798,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewerkschaft vs Gewerkschafter
Shared letters: acefghkrstw. Private to "Gewerkschaft": -. Private to "Gewerkschafter": -.
"Gewerkschaft" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCCVCC · "Gewerkschafter" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gewerkschaft ← egwerkschaft · geewrkschaft · gewekrschaft · gewerkcshaft · gewerkkschaft · gewerkscahft · gewerkscchaft · gewerkschafft
- Gewerkschafter ← egwerkschafter · geewrkschafter · gewekrschafter · gewerkcshafter · gewerkkschafter · gewerkscahfter · gewerkscchafter · gewerkschafetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gewerkschaft" and "Gewerkschafter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gewerkschaft" or "Gewerkschafter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewerkschaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewerkschafter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewerkschaft" and "Gewerkschafter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewerkschaften vs Gewerkschafter". 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 #1,798,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.