GebildevsgebildetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Gebilde is a noun, gebildet is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Gebilde” is a noun and “gebildet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,613
“Gebilde” frequency rank
#3,120
“gebildet” frequency rank
24733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gebilde gebildet
Definition etwas, das eine bestimmte Form oder Gestalt hat, aus einzelnen Teilen zustande gekommen ist, mit ungenau beschreibbarer, unklarer, uneindeutiger Form Bildung besitzend

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gebilde and gebildet apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Gebilde
8 ch
gebildet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebilde is [ɡəˈbɪldə] while gebildet is [ɡəˈbɪldət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gebilde” sits inside “gebildet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gebilde is recorded at frequency rank #21,613, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldə]. gebildet is at rank #3,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldət].

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 24733, this pair ranks #1,843,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gebilde vs gebildet

Shared letters: bdegil. Private to "Gebilde": -. Private to "gebildet": t.

"Gebilde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "gebildet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gebildeegbilde · gbeilde · gebbilde · gebidle · gebildde · gebiled · gebillde · geblide
  • gebildetegbildet · gbeildet · gebbildet · gebidlet · gebilddet · gebildett · gebildte · gebiledt

Frequency comparison

Gebilde#21,613
gebildet#3,120

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gebilde" and "gebildet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gebilde" is a noun and "gebildet" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Gebilde" or "gebildet"?
"gebildet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,120 in our German list, against #21,613 for "Gebilde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Gebilde vs gebildet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gebilde”; for an adjective, it's “gebildet”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gebilde” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list