gebadetvsgeradeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gebadet is a verb, gerade is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gebadet” is a verb and “gerade” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,545
“gebadet” frequency rank
#155
“gerade” frequency rank
32700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebadet gerade
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs baden nicht gebogen oder gekrümmt

Where the eye mixes gebadet and gerade

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gebadet
6 ch
gerade

Look-alike desk: gebadet vs gerade

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebadet is [ɡəˈbaːdət] while gerade is [ɡəˈʁaːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32700, 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]. gerade is at rank #155, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːdə].

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 32700, this pair ranks #1,701,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gebadet vs gerade

Shared letters: adeg. Private to "gebadet": bt. Private to "gerade": r.

"gebadet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "gerade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebadetegbadet · gbeadet · geabdet · gebaddet · gebadett · gebadte · gebaedt · gebbadet
  • geradeegrade · gearde · geradde · geraed · gerdae · gerrade · ggerade · greade

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebadet" and "gerade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gebadet" is a verb and "gerade" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gebadet" or "gerade"?
"gerade" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #155 in our German list, against #32,545 for "gebadet". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebadet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gerade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,701,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebadet" and "gerade" 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 #1,701,931 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