Which to use
“Gebiete” is a noun and “gebietet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,657
- “Gebiete” frequency rank
- #38,758
- “gebietet” frequency rank
- 42415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebiete | gebietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebiet | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebieten |
Where the eye mixes Gebiete and gebietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gebiete runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against gebietet's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gebiete with gebietet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebiete is [ɡəˈbiːtə] while gebietet is [ɡəˈbiːtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gebiete” 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 42415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebiete is recorded at frequency rank #3,657, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbiːtə]. 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 42415, this pair ranks #1,450,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gebiete vs gebietet
Shared letters: begit. Private to "Gebiete": -. Private to "gebietet": -.
"Gebiete" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "gebietet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gebiete" and "gebietet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gebiete" or "gebietet"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebiete" and "gebietet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebiete" 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 #1,450,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebiete" 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 #1,450,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.