Which to use
“Gebeine” is a noun and “gemeines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,113
- “Gebeine” frequency rank
- #47,434
- “gemeines” frequency rank
- 81547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebeine | gemeines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebein | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemein |
Where the eye mixes Gebeine and gemeines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gebeine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against gemeines's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gebeine and gemeines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebeine is [ɡəˈbaɪ̯nə] while gemeines is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebeine is recorded at frequency rank #34,113, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbaɪ̯nə]. gemeines is at rank #47,434, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nəs].
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 81547, this pair ranks #173,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gebeine vs gemeines
Shared letters: egin. Private to "Gebeine": b. Private to "gemeines": ms.
"Gebeine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gemeines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gebeine" and "gemeines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Gebeine" vs "gemeines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebeine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebeine" and "gemeines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeines vs gemeinten". 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 #173,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.