Which to use
“gebar” and “gesät” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,346
- “gebar” frequency rank
- #34,127
- “gesät” frequency rank
- 70473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebar | gesät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gebären | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs säen |
Where the eye mixes gebar and gesät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gebar vs gesät
A purely visual mix-up. gebar ([ɡəˈbaːɐ̯]) and gesät ([ɡəˈzɛːt]) 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 70473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebar is recorded at frequency rank #36,346, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbaːɐ̯]. gesät is at rank #34,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛːt].
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 70473, this pair ranks #445,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebar vs gesät
Shared letters: eg. Private to "gebar": abr. Private to "gesät": stä.
"gebar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gesät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebar ← egbar · gbear · geabr · gebarr · gebbar · gebra · ggebar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gebar" and "gesät" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gebar" vs "gesät" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #445,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebar" and "gesät" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gesät". 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 #445,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.