gebuchtvsgebührtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“gebucht” and “gebührt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,867
“gebucht” frequency rank
#18,893
“gebührt” frequency rank
27760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebucht gebührt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs buchen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebühren

Where the eye mixes gebucht and gebührt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebucht and gebührt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gebucht
7 ch
gebührt

Visual trap between gebucht and gebührt

A purely visual mix-up. gebucht ([ɡəˈbuːxt]) and gebührt ([ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebucht is recorded at frequency rank #8,867, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbuːxt]. gebührt is at rank #18,893, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t].

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 27760, this pair ranks #1,796,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gebucht vs gebührt

Shared letters: beght. Private to "gebucht": cu. Private to "gebührt": rü.

"gebucht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gebührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebucht ← egbucht · gbeucht · gebbucht · gebcuht · gebuccht · gebuchht · gebuchtt · gebucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebucht" and "gebührt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbuːxt] versus [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gebucht" or "gebührt"?
"gebucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,867 in our German list, against #18,893 for "gebührt". 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 "gebucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gebührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,796,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebucht" and "gebührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebührt vs genährt". 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 #1,796,349 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