Which to use
“Gebäude” is a noun and “gebaute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,057
- “Gebäude” frequency rank
- #18,253
- “gebaute” frequency rank
- 19310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebäude | gebaute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein vom Menschen errichtetes, meist oberirdisches, ortsfestes Konstrukt/Bauwerk, das einen oder mehrere Räume enthält | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut |
Where the eye mixes Gebäude and gebaute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gebäude and gebaute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Gebäude with gebaute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebäude is [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯də] while gebaute is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebäude is recorded at frequency rank #1,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯də]. gebaute is at rank #18,253, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə].
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 19310, this pair ranks #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebäude vs gebaute
Shared letters: begu. Private to "Gebäude": dä. Private to "gebaute": at.
"Gebäude" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gebaute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebaute ← egbaute · gbeaute · geabute · gebatue · gebauet · gebautte · gebbaute · gebuate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gebäude" and "gebaute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gebäude" or "gebaute"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebäude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebaute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebäude" and "gebaute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebaute vs gemalte". 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 #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.