Which to use
“gebogenen” and “gebotenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,529
- “gebogenen” frequency rank
- #32,547
- “gebotenen” frequency rank
- 70076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebogenen | gebotenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebogen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geboten |
Where the eye mixes gebogenen and gebotenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gebogenen and gebotenen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebogenen with gebotenen
A purely visual mix-up. gebogenen ([ɡəˈboːɡənən]) and gebotenen ([ɡəˈboːtənən]) 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 a single letter - g in “gebogenen” becomes t in “gebotenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebogenen is recorded at frequency rank #37,529, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɡənən]. gebotenen is at rank #32,547, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtənən].
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 70076, this pair ranks #457,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebogenen vs gebotenen
Shared letters: begno. Private to "gebogenen": -. Private to "gebotenen": t.
"gebogenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "gebotenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebogenen" and "gebotenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebogenen" or "gebotenen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebogenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebotenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebogenen" and "gebotenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogenen 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 #457,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.