Which to use
“gut” and “gutem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #89
- “gut” frequency rank
- #4,125
- “gutem” frequency rank
- 4214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gut | gutem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom Menschen her positiv bewertet, empfunden, gefühlt und dergleichen | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut |
Where the eye mixes gut and gutem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gut runs 3 letters (CVC) against gutem's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gut vs gutem
A purely visual mix-up. gut ([ɡuːt]) and gutem ([ˈɡuːtəm]) 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) - “gut” sits inside “gutem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gut is recorded at frequency rank #89, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡuːt]. gutem is at rank #4,125, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡuːtəm].
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 4214, this pair ranks #1,998,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gut vs gutem
Shared letters: gtu. Private to "gut": -. Private to "gutem": em.
"gut" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gutem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gutem ← ggutem · gtuem · guetm · gutemm · gutme · guttem · ugtem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gut" and "gutem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gut" vs "gutem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gutem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gut" and "gutem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs gut". 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 #1,998,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.