gemeinsam

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]

/[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“gemeinsam” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#683
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehreren Personen oder Sachen zugleich eigen (jedem gehört ein Anteil daran)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemeinsam · gemeinsam · German

gemeinsam · rank #683 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #683
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH erreicht

Nearest frequency peer: erreicht (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gemeinsam“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gemeinsam“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gemeinsam vs gemeinsame
90% similar
gemeinsam vs gemeinsamen
82% similar
gemeinsam vs gemeinsames
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gemeinsam
PropertyValue
Headwordgemeinsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#683
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gemeinsam“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gemeinsamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erreicht“ (#682), „Juli“ (#684), „bekommt“ (#681). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gemeinsam“ bei #683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around gemeinsam (IPA [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #683 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gemeinsam, with forms such as "egmeinsam", "geeminsam", and "gemeinasm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gemeinsame", "gemeinsamen", "gemeinsames", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gemeinsam, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehreren Personen oder Sachen zugleich eigen (jedem gehört ein Anteil daran)
  2. 2
    in Gemeinschaft, zusammen mit mindestens einem Anderen (neben- und miteinander)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gemeinsam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die beiden Länder verfolgen gemeinsame Interessen.
  2. „So unterschiedlich das jeweilige Krisenmanagement auch ist - gemeinsam ist doch allen die Erkenntnis, dass es so jedenfalls keinesfalls weitergehen kann.“

Antonyms

andererindividuellverschiedenunterschiedlichalleinein Sonderheit

This word in other languages

common(English)común(Español)commun(Français)comum(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmeinsam
  • geeminsam
  • gemeinasm
  • gemeinnsam
  • gemeinsamm
  • gemeinsma
  • gemeinssam
  • gemeisnam
  • gemenisam
  • gemiensam
  • gemmeinsam
  • ggemeinsam
  • gmeeinsam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gemeinsam - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egmeinsam2geeminsam2gemeinasm2gemeinnsam1gemeinsamm1gemeinsma2gemeinssam1gemeisnam2
Edit distance from "gemeinsam"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gemeinsam"?
"gemeinsam" is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm].
What does "gemeinsam" mean?
As an adjective, "gemeinsam" means: mehreren Personen oder Sachen zugleich eigen (jedem gehört ein Anteil daran)
What words are commonly confused with "gemeinsam"?
"gemeinsam" is commonly confused with "gemeinsame", "gemeinsamen", "gemeinsames". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gemeinsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemeinsam" is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gemeinsam" come from?
"gemeinsam" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gemeinsam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Frankfurt#669vergessen#625zumindest#741irgendwie#618

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

versucht13 variantssprechen13 variantsgebracht13 variantsweiterhin13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list