GebäudenvsGebäudesWhich spelling fits?

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“Gebäuden” and “Gebäudes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,797
“Gebäuden” frequency rank
#5,953
“Gebäudes” frequency rank
12750
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gebäuden Gebäudes
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gebäude Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gebäude

Where the eye mixes Gebäuden and Gebäudes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gebäuden and Gebäudes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
Gebäuden
8 ch
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Visual trap between Gebäuden and Gebäudes

A purely visual mix-up. Gebäuden ([ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dn̩]) and Gebäudes ([ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “Gebäuden” becomes s in “Gebäudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gebäuden is recorded at frequency rank #6,797, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dn̩]. Gebäudes is at rank #5,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dəs].

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 12750, this pair ranks #1,962,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gebäuden vs Gebäudes

Shared letters: bdeguä. Private to "Gebäuden": n. Private to "Gebäudes": s.

"Gebäuden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "Gebäudes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Gebäuden" and "Gebäudes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dn̩] versus [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gebäuden" vs "Gebäudes" - which ranks higher?
"Gebäudes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,953 in our German list, against #6,797 for "Gebäuden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Gebäuden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gebäudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,962,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gebäuden" and "Gebäudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebäudes vs Gehäuses". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,962,264 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