Which to use
“Gebet” is a noun and “gesät” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,608
- “Gebet” frequency rank
- #34,127
- “gesät” frequency rank
- 41735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebet | gesät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen Gott gerichtete Bitte, Gespräch mit einem Gott | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs säen |
Where the eye mixes Gebet and gesät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gebet and gesät follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gebet and gesät
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebet is [ɡəˈbeːt] while gesät is [ɡəˈzɛːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebet is recorded at frequency rank #7,608, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbeːt]. gesät is at rank #34,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛːt].
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 41735, this pair ranks #1,470,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gebet vs gesät
Shared letters: egt. Private to "Gebet": b. Private to "gesät": sä.
"Gebet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gesät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gebet ← egbet · gbeet · gebbet · gebett · gebte · geebt · ggebet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebet" for "gesät" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gebet" or "gesät" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,470,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebet" and "gesät" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gesät". 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 #1,470,666 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.