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“gebetet” and “geoutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,668
“gebetet” frequency rank
#38,768
“geoutet” frequency rank
67436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebetet geoutet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs outen

Where the eye mixes gebetet and geoutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebetet (CVCVCVC) and geoutet (CVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
gebetet
7 ch
geoutet

Look-alike desk: gebetet vs geoutet

A purely visual mix-up. gebetet ([ɡəˈbeːtət]) and geoutet ([ɡəˈʔaʊ̯tət]) 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 67436, 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]. geoutet is at rank #38,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaʊ̯tət].

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 67436, this pair ranks #540,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebetet vs geoutet

Shared letters: egt. Private to "gebetet": b. Private to "geoutet": ou.

"gebetet" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "geoutet" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebetetegbetet · gbeetet · gebbetet · gebeett · gebetett · gebettet · gebteet · geebtet
  • geoutetegoutet · geotuet · geouett · geoutett · geoutte · geouttet · geuotet · ggeoutet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebetet" and "geoutet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbeːtət] versus [ɡəˈʔaʊ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gebetet" or "geoutet" show up more?
"gebetet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,668 in our German list, against #38,768 for "geoutet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebetet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geoutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #540,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebetet" and "geoutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geortet vs geoutet". 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 #540,164 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