Which to use
“gebucht” and “gelacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,867
- “gebucht” frequency rank
- #7,323
- “gelacht” frequency rank
- 16190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebucht | gelacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs buchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lachen |
Where the eye mixes gebucht and gelacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebucht and gelacht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebucht with gelacht
A purely visual mix-up. gebucht ([ɡəˈbuːxt]) and gelacht ([ɡəˈlaxt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16190, 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]. gelacht is at rank #7,323, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaxt].
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 16190, this pair ranks #1,937,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebucht vs gelacht
Shared letters: ceght. Private to "gebucht": bu. Private to "gelacht": al.
"gebucht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelacht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebucht" for "gelacht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gebucht" or "gelacht" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "gelacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebucht" and "gelacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebucht vs gepusht". 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 #1,937,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.