gebärenvsgebratenWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#27,736
“gebären” frequency rank
#26,885
“gebraten” frequency rank
54621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebären gebraten
Definition ein Kind zur Welt bringen durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, gegart

Where the eye mixes gebären and gebraten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebären runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gebraten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
gebären
8 ch
gebraten

Visual trap between gebären and gebraten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebären is [ɡəˈbɛːʁən] while gebraten is [ɡəˈbʁaːtn̩]. 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 54621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebären is recorded at frequency rank #27,736, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbɛːʁən]. gebraten is at rank #26,885, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaːtn̩].

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 54621, this pair ranks #1,011,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebären vs gebraten

Shared letters: begnr. Private to "gebären": ä. Private to "gebraten": at.

"gebären" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "gebraten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebratenegbraten · gberaten · gebarten · gebbraten · gebraetn · gebratenn · gebratne · gebratten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gebären" for "gebraten" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gebären" is a verb and "gebraten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gebären" or "gebraten"?
"gebraten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,885 in our German list, against #27,736 for "gebären". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gebären" and "gebraten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebären" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gebraten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,011,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebären" and "gebraten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachten vs gebraten". 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 #1,011,710 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