Which to use
“gebaut” and “gesäumt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,514
- “gebaut” frequency rank
- #40,567
- “gesäumt” frequency rank
- 42081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebaut | gesäumt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Fertigung, Herstellung, Produktion oder Ähnliches entstanden seiend | mit einem Saum versehen |
Where the eye mixes gebaut and gesäumt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gebaut runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against gesäumt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebaut vs gesäumt
A purely visual mix-up. gebaut ([ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]) and gesäumt ([ɡəˈzɔɪ̯mt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebaut is recorded at frequency rank #1,514, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]. gesäumt is at rank #40,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɔɪ̯mt].
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 42081, this pair ranks #1,460,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebaut vs gesäumt
Shared letters: egtu. Private to "gebaut": ab. Private to "gesäumt": msä.
"gebaut" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "gesäumt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebaut ← egbaut · gbeaut · geabut · gebatu · gebautt · gebbaut · gebuat · ggebaut
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebaut" and "gesäumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebaut" or "gesäumt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebaut" and "gesäumt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesäumt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,460,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebaut" and "gesäumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesaugt vs gesäumt". 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 #1,460,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.