Which to use
“gebaute” is an adjective and “Gebote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,253
- “gebaute” frequency rank
- #9,552
- “Gebote” frequency rank
- 27805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebaute | Gebote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut | veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebot |
Where the eye mixes gebaute and Gebote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebaute runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against Gebote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebaute and Gebote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebaute is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə] while Gebote is [ɡəˈboːtə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebaute is recorded at frequency rank #18,253, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə]. Gebote is at rank #9,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtə].
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 27805, this pair ranks #1,795,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebaute vs Gebote
Shared letters: begt. Private to "gebaute": au. Private to "Gebote": o.
"gebaute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Gebote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebaute" for "Gebote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebaute" or "Gebote"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebaute" and "Gebote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebaute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,795,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebaute" and "Gebote" 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 #1,795,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.