Which to use
“Gebilde” is a noun and “gelinde” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,613
- “Gebilde” frequency rank
- #33,073
- “gelinde” frequency rank
- 54686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebilde | gelinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das eine bestimmte Form oder Gestalt hat, aus einzelnen Teilen zustande gekommen ist, mit ungenau beschreibbarer, unklarer, uneindeutiger Form | von geringer Stärke |
Where the eye mixes Gebilde and gelinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gebilde and gelinde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Gebilde with gelinde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebilde is [ɡəˈbɪldə] while gelinde is [ɡəˈlɪndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54686, 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]. gelinde is at rank #33,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪndə].
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 54686, this pair ranks #1,009,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gebilde vs gelinde
Shared letters: degil. Private to "Gebilde": b. Private to "gelinde": n.
"Gebilde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gelinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebilde" for "gelinde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gebilde" vs "gelinde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,009,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebilde" and "gelinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelinde vs Gerlinde". 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 #1,009,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.