Which to use
“gebannt” and “gegönnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,239
- “gebannt” frequency rank
- #18,559
- “gegönnt” frequency rank
- 29798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebannt | gegönnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bannen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gönnen |
Where the eye mixes gebannt and gegönnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebannt and gegönnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebannt with gegönnt
A purely visual mix-up. gebannt ([ɡəˈbant]) and gegönnt ([ɡəˈɡœnt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebannt is recorded at frequency rank #11,239, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbant]. gegönnt is at rank #18,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡœnt].
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 29798, this pair ranks #1,760,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebannt vs gegönnt
Shared letters: egnt. Private to "gebannt": ab. Private to "gegönnt": ö.
"gebannt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gegönnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebannt ← egbannt · gbeannt · geabnnt · gebanntt · gebant · gebantn · gebbannt · gebnant
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebannt" and "gegönnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gebannt" or "gegönnt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gebannt" and "gegönnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegönnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebannt" and "gegönnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegönnt vs gesinnt". 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 #1,760,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.