GebäudesvsgebauteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Gebäudes is a noun, gebaute is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Gebäudes” is a noun and “gebaute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,953
“Gebäudes” frequency rank
#18,253
“gebaute” frequency rank
24206
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gebäudes gebaute
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gebäude Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gebäudes and gebaute apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
Gebäudes
7 ch
gebaute

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebäudes is [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dəs] 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 24206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gebäudes is recorded at frequency rank #5,953, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dəs]. 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 24206, this pair ranks #1,850,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gebäudes vs gebaute

Shared letters: begu. Private to "Gebäudes": dsä. Private to "gebaute": at.

"Gebäudes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "gebaute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebauteegbaute · gbeaute · geabute · gebatue · gebauet · gebautte · gebbaute · gebuate

Frequency comparison

Gebäudes#5,953
gebaute#18,253

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gebäudes" and "gebaute" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gebäudes" is a noun and "gebaute" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Gebäudes" or "gebaute"?
"Gebäudes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,953 in our German list, against #18,253 for "gebaute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Gebäudes vs gebaute

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gebäudes”; for an adjective, it's “gebaute”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gebäudes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list