Which to use
“gebildet” and “gebildete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,120
- “gebildet” frequency rank
- #13,834
- “gebildete” frequency rank
- 16954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebildet | gebildete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bildung besitzend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebildet |
Where the eye mixes gebildet and gebildete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gebildet runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gebildete's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebildet with gebildete
A purely visual mix-up. gebildet ([ɡəˈbɪldət]) and gebildete ([ɡəˈbɪldətə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gebildet” sits inside “gebildete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebildet is recorded at frequency rank #3,120, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldət]. gebildete is at rank #13,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldətə].
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 16954, this pair ranks #1,931,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebildet vs gebildete
Shared letters: bdegilt. Private to "gebildet": -. Private to "gebildete": -.
"gebildet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gebildete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebildet" for "gebildete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebildet" or "gebildete"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gebildet" and "gebildete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebildet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebildete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebildet" and "gebildete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebildete vs gemeldete". 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 #1,931,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.