Which to use
“gebildete” and “gebildeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,834
- “gebildete” frequency rank
- #10,660
- “gebildeten” frequency rank
- 24494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebildete | gebildeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebildet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebildet |
Where the eye mixes gebildete and gebildeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebildete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gebildeten's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebildete and gebildeten
A purely visual mix-up. gebildete ([ɡəˈbɪldətə]) and gebildeten ([ɡəˈbɪldətn̩]) 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) - “gebildete” sits inside “gebildeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebildete is recorded at frequency rank #13,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldətə]. gebildeten is at rank #10,660, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldətn̩].
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 24494, this pair ranks #1,846,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebildete vs gebildeten
Shared letters: bdegilt. Private to "gebildete": -. Private to "gebildeten": n.
"gebildete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gebildeten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebildete ← egbildete · gbeildete · gebbildete · gebidlete · gebilddete · gebildeet · gebildette · gebildtee
- gebildeten ← egbildeten · gbeildeten · gebbildeten · gebidleten · gebilddeten · gebildeetn · gebildetenn · gebildetne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebildete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebildeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,846,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebildete" and "gebildeten" 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 #1,846,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.