# gaben vs given

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gaben
*verb · IPA [ˈɡaːbn̩] · frequency rank #2,594*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geben

### given
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #48,187*
Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs give

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gaben-vs-given