Which to use
“gebauten” and “genauen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,158
- “gebauten” frequency rank
- #6,068
- “genauen” frequency rank
- 22226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebauten | genauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau |
Where the eye mixes gebauten and genauen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebauten runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against genauen's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebauten and genauen
A purely visual mix-up. gebauten ([ɡəˈbaʊ̯tn̩]) and genauen ([ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]) 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 22226, 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]. genauen is at rank #6,068, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən].
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 22226, this pair ranks #1,876,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebauten vs genauen
Shared letters: aegnu. Private to "gebauten": bt. Private to "genauen": -.
"gebauten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "genauen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebauten" and "genauen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebauten" vs "genauen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genauen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebauten" and "genauen" 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 #1,876,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.