gebratenvsGerätesWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: gebraten is a adjective, Gerätes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gebraten” is an adjective and “Gerätes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,885
“gebraten” frequency rank
#34,124
“Gerätes” frequency rank
61009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebraten Gerätes
Definition durch Erhitzen, ohne umgebende Flüssigkeit oder in Fett, gegart Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gerät

Where the eye mixes gebraten and Gerätes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebraten runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against Gerätes's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gebraten
7 ch
Gerätes

Look-alike desk: gebraten vs Gerätes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebraten is [ɡəˈbʁaːtn̩] while Gerätes is [ɡəˈʁɛːtəs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebraten is recorded at frequency rank #26,885, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaːtn̩]. Gerätes is at rank #34,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːtəs].

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 61009, this pair ranks #765,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebraten vs Gerätes

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gebraten": abn. Private to "Gerätes": .

"gebraten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "Gerätes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebratenegbraten · gberaten · gebarten · gebbraten · gebraetn · gebratenn · gebratne · gebratten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebraten" and "Gerätes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gebraten" is an adjective and "Gerätes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "gebraten" or "Gerätes" show up more?
"gebraten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,885 in our German list, against #34,124 for "Gerätes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gerätes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #765,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebraten" and "Gerätes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerätes vs Graves". 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 #765,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list