gebevsGetueWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: gebe is a verb, Getue is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gebe” is a verb and “Getue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,078
“gebe” frequency rank
#39,971
“Getue” frequency rank
41049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebe Getue
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs geben gekünsteltes Benehmen, Verhalten

Where the eye mixes gebe and Getue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
gebe
5 ch
Getue

Look-alike desk: gebe vs Getue

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebe is [ˈɡeːbə] while Getue is [ɡəˈtuːə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebe is recorded at frequency rank #1,078, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːbə]. Getue is at rank #39,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈtuːə].

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 41049, this pair ranks #1,490,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebe vs Getue

Shared letters: eg. Private to "gebe": b. Private to "Getue": tu.

"gebe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Getue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebeegbe · gbee · gebbe · geeb · ggebe
  • Getueegtue · geteu · gettue · geute · ggetue · gteue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebe" and "Getue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gebe" is a verb and "Getue" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gebe" vs "Getue" - which ranks higher?
"gebe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,078 in our German list, against #39,971 for "Getue". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gebe" and "Getue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Getue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,490,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebe" and "Getue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Getöse vs Getue". 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 #1,490,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list