Which to use
“Gebäuden” is a noun and “gebauten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,797
- “Gebäuden” frequency rank
- #16,158
- “gebauten” frequency rank
- 22955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebäuden | gebauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gebäude | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut |
Where the eye mixes Gebäuden and gebauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gebäuden and gebauten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gebäuden vs gebauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebäuden is [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dn̩] while gebauten is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. 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 22955, 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]. gebauten is at rank #16,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩].
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 22955, this pair ranks #1,867,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebäuden vs gebauten
Shared letters: begnu. Private to "Gebäuden": dä. Private to "gebauten": at.
"Gebäuden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gebauten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebauten ← egbauten · gbeauten · geabuten · gebatuen · gebauetn · gebautenn · gebautne · gebautten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebäuden" for "gebauten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gebäuden" or "gebauten"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gebäuden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,867,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebäuden" and "gebauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gebauten". 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 #1,867,574 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.