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“Gebilde” and “Gefilde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,613
- “Gebilde” frequency rank
- #43,201
- “Gefilde” frequency rank
- 64814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebilde | Gefilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das eine bestimmte Form oder Gestalt hat, aus einzelnen Teilen zustande gekommen ist, mit ungenau beschreibbarer, unklarer, uneindeutiger Form | Landschaft, Gegend |
Where the eye mixes Gebilde and Gefilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gebilde vs Gefilde
A purely visual mix-up. Gebilde ([ɡəˈbɪldə]) and Gefilde ([ɡəˈfɪldə]) 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 a single letter - b in “Gebilde” becomes f in “Gefilde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64814, 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]. Gefilde is at rank #43,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɪldə].
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 64814, this pair ranks #628,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gebilde vs Gefilde
Shared letters: degil. Private to "Gebilde": b. Private to "Gefilde": f.
"Gebilde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gefilde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebilde" for "Gefilde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gebilde" vs "Gefilde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gebilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #628,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebilde" and "Gefilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefilde vs Gefilden". 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 #628,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.