Which to use
“gebogen” is a verb and “Gebote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,343
- “gebogen” frequency rank
- #9,552
- “Gebote” frequency rank
- 33895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebogen | Gebote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs biegen | veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebot |
Where the eye mixes gebogen and Gebote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Gebote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebogen and Gebote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebogen is [ɡəˈboːɡn̩] while Gebote is [ɡəˈboːtə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33895, 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]. Gebote is at rank #9,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtə].
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 33895, this pair ranks #1,675,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebogen vs Gebote
Shared letters: bego. Private to "gebogen": n. Private to "Gebote": t.
"gebogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Gebote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebogen" and "Gebote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebogen" vs "Gebote" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebogen" and "Gebote" 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 #1,675,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.