Which to use
“gebauten” is an adjective and “Geburten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,158
- “gebauten” frequency rank
- #19,226
- “Geburten” frequency rank
- 35384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebauten | Geburten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geburt |
Where the eye mixes gebauten and Geburten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gebauten and Geburten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebauten is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩] while Geburten is [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35384, 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]. Geburten is at rank #19,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩].
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 35384, this pair ranks #1,641,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebauten vs Geburten
Shared letters: begntu. Private to "gebauten": a. Private to "Geburten": r.
"gebauten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "Geburten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebauten" for "Geburten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebauten" or "Geburten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gebauten" and "Geburten" 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 "Geburten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebauten" and "Geburten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebürstet vs Geburten". 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 #1,641,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.