Which to use
“Gebote” is a noun and “geboten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,552
- “Gebote” frequency rank
- #4,039
- “geboten” frequency rank
- 13591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebote | geboten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | veraltend: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gebot | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes Gebote and geboten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gebote runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against geboten's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gebote vs geboten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebote is [ɡəˈboːtə] while geboten is [ɡəˈboːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gebote” sits inside “geboten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebote is recorded at frequency rank #9,552, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈboːtə]. 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 13591, this pair ranks #1,956,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebote vs geboten
Shared letters: begot. Private to "Gebote": -. Private to "geboten": n.
"Gebote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "geboten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gebote" and "geboten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gebote" or "geboten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebote" and "geboten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebote" 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 #1,956,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebote" and "geboten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebote 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 #1,956,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.