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.
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
- gebraten ← egbraten · gberaten · gebarten · gebbraten · gebraetn · gebratenn · gebratne · gebratten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebären" for "gebraten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebären" or "gebraten"?
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.