Which to use
“Gebilde” and “Gewinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,613
- “Gebilde” frequency rank
- #35,805
- “Gewinde” frequency rank
- 57418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebilde | Gewinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das eine bestimmte Form oder Gestalt hat, aus einzelnen Teilen zustande gekommen ist, mit ungenau beschreibbarer, unklarer, uneindeutiger Form | profilierte Einkerbung, die fortlaufend wendelartig um eine zylinderförmige Wandung – innen oder außen – in einer gewundenen Schraubenlinie verläuft. |
Where the eye mixes Gebilde and Gewinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gebilde and Gewinde 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 Gewinde
A purely visual mix-up. Gebilde ([ɡəˈbɪldə]) and Gewinde ([ɡəˈvɪndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57418, 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]. Gewinde is at rank #35,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪndə].
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 57418, this pair ranks #902,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gebilde vs Gewinde
Shared letters: degi. Private to "Gebilde": bl. Private to "Gewinde": nw.
"Gebilde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gewinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gebilde" and "Gewinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gebilde" or "Gewinde" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebilde" and "Gewinde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #902,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebilde" and "Gewinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerlinde vs Gewinde". 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 #902,155 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.