gebohrtvsgenährtWhich spelling fits?

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“gebohrt” and “genährt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,884
“gebohrt” frequency rank
#41,190
“genährt” frequency rank
68074
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebohrt genährt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bohren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nähren

Where the eye mixes gebohrt and genährt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gebohrt
7 ch
genährt

Visual trap between gebohrt and genährt

A purely visual mix-up. gebohrt ([ɡəˈboːɐ̯t]) and genährt ([ɡəˈnɛːɐ̯t]) 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 68074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebohrt is recorded at frequency rank #26,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɐ̯t]. genährt is at rank #41,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnɛːɐ̯t].

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 68074, this pair ranks #519,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebohrt vs genährt

Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "gebohrt": bo. Private to "genährt": .

"gebohrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "genährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebohrtegbohrt · gbeohrt · gebbohrt · gebhort · gebohhrt · gebohrrt · gebohrtt · gebohtr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gebohrt" for "genährt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈboːɐ̯t] versus [ɡəˈnɛːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gebohrt" or "genährt"?
"gebohrt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,884 in our German list, against #41,190 for "genährt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gebohrt" and "genährt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebohrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "genährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #519,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebohrt" and "genährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genähert vs genährt". 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 #519,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list