Which to use
“geborene” and “gebotene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,060
- “geborene” frequency rank
- #47,416
- “gebotene” frequency rank
- 55476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geborene | gebotene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geboten |
Where the eye mixes geborene and gebotene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geborene and gebotene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geborene and gebotene
A purely visual mix-up. geborene ([ɡəˈboːʁənə]) 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 a single letter - r in “geborene” becomes t in “gebotene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55476, 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]. 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 55476, this pair ranks #978,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geborene vs gebotene
Shared letters: begno. Private to "geborene": r. Private to "gebotene": t.
"geborene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gebotene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geborene" for "gebotene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geborene" vs "gebotene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geborene" 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 #978,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geborene" 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 #978,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.