Which to use
“gebucht” and “gerückt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,867
- “gebucht” frequency rank
- #12,500
- “gerückt” frequency rank
- 21367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebucht | gerückt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs buchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rücken |
Where the eye mixes gebucht and gerückt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gebucht and gerückt 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 gerückt
A purely visual mix-up. gebucht ([ɡəˈbuːxt]) and gerückt ([ɡəˈʁʏkt]) 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 21367, 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]. gerückt is at rank #12,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏkt].
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 21367, this pair ranks #1,887,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebucht vs gerückt
Shared letters: cegt. Private to "gebucht": bhu. Private to "gerückt": krü.
"gebucht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gerückt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebucht ← egbucht · gbeucht · gebbucht · gebcuht · gebuccht · gebuchht · gebuchtt · gebucth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebucht" for "gerückt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebucht" vs "gerückt" - which ranks higher?
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 "gerückt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebucht" and "gerückt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerückt vs gespuckt". 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 #1,887,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.