Which to use
“geborene” and “gebotenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,060
- “geborene” frequency rank
- #32,547
- “gebotenen” frequency rank
- 40607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geborene | gebotenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geboten |
Where the eye mixes geborene and gebotenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geborene runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against gebotenen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geborene and gebotenen
A purely visual mix-up. geborene ([ɡəˈboːʁənə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40607, 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]. 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 40607, this pair ranks #1,503,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geborene vs gebotenen
Shared letters: begno. Private to "geborene": r. Private to "gebotenen": t.
"geborene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gebotenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geborene" for "gebotenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geborene" or "gebotenen" show up more?
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 "gebotenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,503,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geborene" and "gebotenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebotene vs gebotenen". 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 #1,503,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.