Which to use
“Gebeine” is a noun and “gemeinte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,113
- “Gebeine” frequency rank
- #23,952
- “gemeinte” frequency rank
- 58065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebeine | gemeinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeint |
Where the eye mixes Gebeine and gemeinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gebeine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against gemeinte's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gebeine vs gemeinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebeine is [ɡəˈbaɪ̯nə] while gemeinte is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə]. 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 58065, 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]. gemeinte is at rank #23,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ntə].
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 58065, this pair ranks #877,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gebeine vs gemeinte
Shared letters: egin. Private to "Gebeine": b. Private to "gemeinte": mt.
"Gebeine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gemeinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebeine" for "gemeinte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gebeine" or "gemeinte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebeine" and "gemeinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebeine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #877,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebeine" and "gemeinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebeine vs gemeines". 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 #877,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.