Which to use
“gebadet” is a verb and “Gebäude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,545
- “gebadet” frequency rank
- #1,057
- “Gebäude” frequency rank
- 33602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebadet | Gebäude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs baden | ein vom Menschen errichtetes, meist oberirdisches, ortsfestes Konstrukt/Bauwerk, das einen oder mehrere Räume enthält |
Where the eye mixes gebadet and Gebäude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebadet (CVCVCVC) and Gebäude (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gebadet and Gebäude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebadet is [ɡəˈbaːdət] while Gebäude is [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33602, 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]. Gebäude is at rank #1,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯də].
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 33602, this pair ranks #1,682,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebadet vs Gebäude
Shared letters: bdeg. Private to "gebadet": at. Private to "Gebäude": uä.
"gebadet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Gebäude" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebadet ← egbadet · gbeadet · geabdet · gebaddet · gebadett · gebadte · gebaedt · gebbadet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gebadet" and "Gebäude" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gebadet" or "Gebäude"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebadet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebäude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,682,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebadet" and "Gebäude" 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 #1,682,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.