Which to use
“Gebäck” is a noun and “gebaut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,586
- “Gebäck” frequency rank
- #1,514
- “gebaut” frequency rank
- 22100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebäck | gebaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Speise auf Mehlbasis, welche auf einem Backblech oder in einer Form in einem Ofen oder in Fett in einer Pfanne eine ausreichend lange Zeit ausgebacken wurde | durch Fertigung, Herstellung, Produktion oder Ähnliches entstanden seiend |
Where the eye mixes Gebäck and gebaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gebäck (CVCVCC) and gebaut (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gebäck vs gebaut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebäck is [ɡəˈbɛk] while gebaut is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebäck is recorded at frequency rank #20,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɛk]. gebaut is at rank #1,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯t].
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 22100, this pair ranks #1,878,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebäck vs gebaut
Shared letters: beg. Private to "Gebäck": ckä. Private to "gebaut": atu.
"Gebäck" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gebaut" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebaut ← egbaut · gbeaut · geabut · gebatu · gebautt · gebbaut · gebuat · ggebaut
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gebäck" and "gebaut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gebäck" vs "gebaut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebäck" and "gebaut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebäck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,878,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebäck" and "gebaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebäck vs Gemach". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,878,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.