Which to use
“gebührt” and “gebumst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,893
- “gebührt” frequency rank
- #33,063
- “gebumst” frequency rank
- 51956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebührt | gebumst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebühren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bumsen |
Where the eye mixes gebührt and gebumst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gebührt and gebumst 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 gebührt with gebumst
A purely visual mix-up. gebührt ([ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]) and gebumst ([ɡəˈbʊmst]) 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 51956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebührt is recorded at frequency rank #18,893, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]. gebumst is at rank #33,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʊmst].
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 51956, this pair ranks #1,115,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebührt vs gebumst
Shared letters: begt. Private to "gebührt": hrü. Private to "gebumst": msu.
"gebührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gebumst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebumst ← egbumst · gbeumst · gebbumst · gebmust · gebummst · gebumsst · gebumstt · gebumts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebührt" and "gebumst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebührt" vs "gebumst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebührt" and "gebumst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebührt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebumst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,115,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebührt" and "gebumst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebumst vs gepumpt". 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 #1,115,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.