Which to use
“gebauten” is an adjective and “geboten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,158
- “gebauten” frequency rank
- #4,039
- “geboten” frequency rank
- 20197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebauten | geboten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes gebauten and geboten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebauten runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against geboten's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebauten and geboten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebauten is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩] while geboten is [ɡəˈboːtn̩]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebauten is recorded at frequency rank #16,158, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. geboten is at rank #4,039, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtn̩].
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 20197, this pair ranks #1,900,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebauten vs geboten
Shared letters: begnt. Private to "gebauten": au. Private to "geboten": o.
"gebauten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "geboten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebauten" for "geboten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebauten" or "geboten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebauten" and "geboten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geboten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebauten" and "geboten" 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 #1,900,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.