Which to use
“gebissen” and “gegessen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,553
- “gebissen” frequency rank
- #3,122
- “gegessen” frequency rank
- 21675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebissen | gegessen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beißen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen |
Where the eye mixes gebissen and gegessen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebissen and gegessen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gebissen and gegessen
A purely visual mix-up. gebissen ([ɡəˈbɪsn̩]) and gegessen ([ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]) 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 21675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebissen is recorded at frequency rank #18,553, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪsn̩]. gegessen is at rank #3,122, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩].
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 21675, this pair ranks #1,883,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebissen vs gegessen
Shared letters: egns. Private to "gebissen": bi. Private to "gegessen": -.
"gebissen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gegessen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebissen" and "gegessen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebissen" vs "gegessen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegessen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebissen" and "gegessen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebissen vs gewiesen". 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 #1,883,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.