gemeinsam
[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]
The verdict
“gemeinsam” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #683 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #683
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mehreren Personen oder Sachen zugleich eigen (jedem gehört ein Anteil daran)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gemeinsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #683 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gemeinsam” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gemeinsam is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #683 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1mehreren Personen oder Sachen zugleich eigen (jedem gehört ein Anteil daran)
- 2in Gemeinschaft, zusammen mit mindestens einem Anderen (neben- und miteinander)
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “gemeinsam”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-M-E-I-N-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gemeinsame” - see the side-by-side comparison. gemeinsam vs gemeinsame
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.