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.
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?
Which is more common, "gebucht" or "gebührt"?
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.