Which to use
“gebildete” and “gebildeter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,834
- “gebildete” frequency rank
- #31,562
- “gebildeter” frequency rank
- 45396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebildete | gebildeter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebildet | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebildet |
Where the eye mixes gebildete and gebildeter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebildete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gebildeter's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebildete and gebildeter
A purely visual mix-up. gebildete ([ɡəˈbɪldətə]) and gebildeter ([ɡəˈbɪldətɐ]) 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 “gebildeter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45396, 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]. gebildeter is at rank #31,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪldətɐ].
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 45396, this pair ranks #1,354,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebildete vs gebildeter
Shared letters: bdegilt. Private to "gebildete": -. Private to "gebildeter": r.
"gebildete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gebildeter" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebildete ← egbildete · gbeildete · gebbildete · gebidlete · gebilddete · gebildeet · gebildette · gebildtee
- gebildeter ← egbildeter · gbeildeter · gebbildeter · gebidleter · gebilddeter · gebildeetr · gebildeterr · gebildetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebildete" for "gebildeter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gebildete" or "gebildeter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebildete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebildeter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,354,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebildete" and "gebildeter" 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 #1,354,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.