Which to use
“Gebiet” is a noun and “gebietet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,293
- “Gebiet” frequency rank
- #38,758
- “gebietet” frequency rank
- 40051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebiet | gebietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | räumlicher Bereich mit einer bestimmten Ausdehnung, Fläche | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebieten |
Where the eye mixes Gebiet and gebietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gebiet runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against gebietet's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gebiet and gebietet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebiet is [ɡəˈbiːt] while gebietet is [ɡəˈbiːtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Gebiet” sits inside “gebietet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebiet is recorded at frequency rank #1,293, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbiːt]. gebietet is at rank #38,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbiːtət].
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 40051, this pair ranks #1,519,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebiet vs gebietet
Shared letters: begit. Private to "Gebiet": -. Private to "gebietet": -.
"Gebiet" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "gebietet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebiet" for "gebietet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gebiet" or "gebietet"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebiet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebiet" and "gebietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebetet vs gebietet". 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 #1,519,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.