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

#46,668
“Gebets” frequency rank
#23,524
“Gebiets” frequency rank
70192
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gebets Gebiets
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gebet Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gebiet

Where the eye mixes Gebets and Gebiets

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gebets runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Gebiets's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Gebets
7 ch
Gebiets

Visual trap between Gebets and Gebiets

A purely visual mix-up. Gebets ([ɡəˈbeːt͡s]) and Gebiets ([ɡəˈbiːt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gebets is recorded at frequency rank #46,668, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbeːt͡s]. Gebiets is at rank #23,524, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbiːt͡s].

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 70192, this pair ranks #453,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Gebets vs Gebiets

Shared letters: begst. Private to "Gebets": -. Private to "Gebiets": i.

"Gebets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Gebiets" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gebetsegbets · gbeets · gebbets · gebest · gebetss · gebetts · gebtes · geebts
  • Gebietsegbiets · gbeiets · gebbiets · gebeits · gebiest · gebietss · gebietts · gebites

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gebets" for "Gebiets" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbeːt͡s] versus [ɡəˈbiːt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Gebets" or "Gebiets" show up more?
"Gebiets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,524 in our German list, against #46,668 for "Gebets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Gebets" and "Gebiets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gebets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gebiets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #453,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gebets" and "Gebiets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebets vs gets". 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 #453,736 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