Which to use
“Gebiete” and “Gebote” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,657
- “Gebiete” frequency rank
- #9,552
- “Gebote” frequency rank
- 13209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebiete | Gebote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebiet | veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebot |
Where the eye mixes Gebiete and Gebote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gebiete runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against Gebote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gebiete with Gebote
A purely visual mix-up. Gebiete ([ɡəˈbiːtə]) and Gebote ([ɡəˈboːtə]) 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 13209, 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]. Gebote is at rank #9,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtə].
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 13209, this pair ranks #1,959,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebiete vs Gebote
Shared letters: begt. Private to "Gebiete": i. Private to "Gebote": o.
"Gebiete" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Gebote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gebiete" and "Gebote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gebiete" vs "Gebote" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebiete" and "Gebote" 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 "Gebote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebiete" and "Gebote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebote vs gebotene". 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 #1,959,406 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.