Which to use
“geboren” and “gebotene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,323
- “geboren” frequency rank
- #47,416
- “gebotene” frequency rank
- 48739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geboren | gebotene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf die Welt gekommen als … | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geboten |
Where the eye mixes geboren and gebotene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geboren runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gebotene's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geboren and gebotene
A purely visual mix-up. geboren ([ɡəˈboːʁən]) and gebotene ([ɡəˈboːtənə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geboren is recorded at frequency rank #1,323, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːʁən]. gebotene is at rank #47,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtənə].
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 48739, this pair ranks #1,237,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geboren vs gebotene
Shared letters: begno. Private to "geboren": r. Private to "gebotene": t.
"geboren" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gebotene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geboren" and "gebotene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geboren" or "gebotene" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geboren" and "gebotene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geboren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebotene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,237,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geboren" and "gebotene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene 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 #1,237,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.