Which to use
“gebannt” and “gepennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,239
- “gebannt” frequency rank
- #41,193
- “gepennt” frequency rank
- 52432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebannt | gepennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bannen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs pennen |
Where the eye mixes gebannt and gepennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebannt and gepennt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gebannt and gepennt
A purely visual mix-up. gebannt ([ɡəˈbant]) and gepennt ([ɡəˈpɛnt]) 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 52432, 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]. gepennt is at rank #41,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpɛnt].
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 52432, this pair ranks #1,097,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebannt vs gepennt
Shared letters: egnt. Private to "gebannt": ab. Private to "gepennt": p.
"gebannt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gepennt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebannt" and "gepennt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gebannt" or "gepennt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebannt" and "gepennt" 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 "gepennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,097,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebannt" and "gepennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gepennt". 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 #1,097,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.