gebadetvsgebärenTell them apart

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“gebadet” and “gebären” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,545
“gebadet” frequency rank
#27,736
“gebären” frequency rank
60281
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebadet gebären
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs baden ein Kind zur Welt bringen

Where the eye mixes gebadet and gebären

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gebadet and gebären follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gebadet
7 ch
gebären

Visual trap between gebadet and gebären

A purely visual mix-up. gebadet ([ɡəˈbaːdət]) and gebären ([ɡəˈbɛːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebadet is recorded at frequency rank #32,545, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbaːdət]. gebären is at rank #27,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbɛːʁən].

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 60281, this pair ranks #792,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebadet vs gebären

Shared letters: beg. Private to "gebadet": adt. Private to "gebären": nrä.

"gebadet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "gebären" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebadetegbadet · gbeadet · geabdet · gebaddet · gebadett · gebadte · gebaedt · gebbadet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebadet" and "gebären" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbaːdət] versus [ɡəˈbɛːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gebadet" or "gebären"?
"gebären" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,736 in our German list, against #32,545 for "gebadet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "gebadet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gebären" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #792,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebadet" and "gebären" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebadet vs gerodet". 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 #792,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list