Which to use
“gebogen” is a verb and “geborene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,343
- “gebogen” frequency rank
- #8,060
- “geborene” frequency rank
- 32403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebogen | geborene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs biegen | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren |
Where the eye mixes gebogen and geborene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against geborene's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebogen vs geborene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebogen is [ɡəˈboːɡn̩] while geborene is [ɡəˈboːʁənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebogen is recorded at frequency rank #24,343, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɡn̩]. geborene is at rank #8,060, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːʁənə].
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 32403, this pair ranks #1,708,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebogen vs geborene
Shared letters: begno. Private to "gebogen": -. Private to "geborene": r.
"gebogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "geborene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gebogen" and "geborene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gebogen" or "geborene" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geborene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebogen" and "geborene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogen vs gebotene". 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 #1,708,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.