Which to use
“Gebäuden” is a noun and “gebaute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,797
- “Gebäuden” frequency rank
- #18,253
- “gebaute” frequency rank
- 25050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebäuden | gebaute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gebäude | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut |
Where the eye mixes Gebäuden and gebaute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gebäuden runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against gebaute's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gebäuden with gebaute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebäuden is [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dn̩] while gebaute is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25050, 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]. 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 25050, this pair ranks #1,838,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebäuden vs gebaute
Shared letters: begu. Private to "Gebäuden": dnä. Private to "gebaute": at.
"Gebäuden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gebaute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebaute ← egbaute · gbeaute · geabute · gebatue · gebauet · gebautte · gebbaute · gebuate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebäuden" for "gebaute" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gebäuden" or "gebaute" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebäuden" 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 #1,838,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebäuden" 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 #1,838,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.