Which to use
“mühsam” and “mühsame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,953
- “mühsam” frequency rank
- #48,345
- “mühsame” frequency rank
- 58298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mühsam | mühsame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit viel Mühe verbunden, mit großer Anstrengung | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mühsam |
Where the eye mixes mühsam and mühsame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mühsam and mühsame
A purely visual mix-up. mühsam ([ˈmyːzaːm]) and mühsame ([ˈmyːzaːmə]) 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) - “mühsam” sits inside “mühsame”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mühsam is recorded at frequency rank #9,953, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːzaːm]. mühsame is at rank #48,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːzaːmə].
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 58298, this pair ranks #868,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mühsam vs mühsame
Shared letters: ahmsü. Private to "mühsam": -. Private to "mühsame": e.
"mühsam" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mühsame" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mühsam" for "mühsame" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mühsam" or "mühsame" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mühsam" and "mühsame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mühsam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mühsame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #868,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mühsam" and "mühsame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mühsam vs Musa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #868,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.