gemeinsam

/[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#683

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

gemeinsam is anGermanadj. It means: mehreren Personen oder Sachen zugleich eigen (jedem gehört ein Anteil daran) Pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]. It ranks #683 in German word frequency. Often confused with gemeinsame and gemeinsamen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gemeinsam in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gemeinsam is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for gemeinsam, with forms such as "egmeinsam", "geeminsam", and "gemeinasm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gemeinsam, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-S-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egmeinsam,geeminsam,gemeinasm,gemeinnsam,gemeinsamm,gemeinsma,gemeinssam,gemeisnam,gemenisam,gemiensam,gemmeinsam,ggemeinsam,gmeeinsam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gemeinsam

Misspelling Variants of "gemeinsam"

egmeinsam9geeminsam9gemeinasm9gemeinnsam10gemeinsamm10gemeinsma9gemeinssam10gemeisnam9
Misspelling Variants of "gemeinsam"

Frequency rank: #683 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.