Which to use
“gebauten” and “gekauften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,158
- “gebauten” frequency rank
- #23,530
- “gekauften” frequency rank
- 39688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebauten | gekauften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gekauft |
Where the eye mixes gebauten and gekauften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gebauten and gekauften
A purely visual mix-up. gebauten ([ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩]) and gekauften ([ɡəˈkaʊ̯ftn̩]) 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 39688, 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]. gekauften is at rank #23,530, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkaʊ̯ftn̩].
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 39688, this pair ranks #1,529,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebauten vs gekauften
Shared letters: aegntu. Private to "gebauten": b. Private to "gekauften": fk.
"gebauten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gekauften" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebauten" for "gekauften" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebauten" or "gekauften"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebauten" and "gekauften" 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 "gekauften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,529,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebauten" and "gekauften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekauften vs geklauten". 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 #1,529,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.