Which to use
“geborene” is an adjective and “geboten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,060
- “geborene” frequency rank
- #4,039
- “geboten” frequency rank
- 12099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geborene | geboten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes geborene and geboten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geborene vs geboten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geborene is [ɡəˈboːʁənə] while geboten is [ɡəˈboːtn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geborene is recorded at frequency rank #8,060, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːʁənə]. geboten is at rank #4,039, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtn̩].
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 12099, this pair ranks #1,966,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geborene vs geboten
Shared letters: begno. Private to "geborene": r. Private to "geboten": t.
"geborene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "geboten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geborene" and "geboten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geborene" vs "geboten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geborene" and "geboten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geborene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geboten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geborene" and "geboten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geborene 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 #1,966,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.