Which to use
“gebetet” and “geboten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,668
- “gebetet” frequency rank
- #4,039
- “geboten” frequency rank
- 32707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebetet | geboten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes gebetet and geboten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebetet and geboten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebetet with geboten
A purely visual mix-up. gebetet ([ɡəˈbeːtət]) and geboten ([ɡəˈboːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebetet is recorded at frequency rank #28,668, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbeːtət]. geboten is at rank #4,039, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtn̩].
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 32707, this pair ranks #1,701,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebetet vs geboten
Shared letters: begt. Private to "gebetet": -. Private to "geboten": no.
"gebetet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "geboten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebetet" and "geboten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebetet" or "geboten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebetet" and "geboten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebetet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geboten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,701,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebetet" and "geboten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebetet vs geortet". 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 #1,701,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.