Which to use
“gebührt” and “gerührt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,893
- “gebührt” frequency rank
- #13,375
- “gerührt” frequency rank
- 32268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebührt | gerührt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebühren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rühren |
Where the eye mixes gebührt and gerührt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebührt and gerührt 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 gerührt
A purely visual mix-up. gebührt ([ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]) and gerührt ([ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “gebührt” becomes r in “gerührt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32268, 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]. gerührt is at rank #13,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁyːɐ̯t].
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 32268, this pair ranks #1,711,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebührt vs gerührt
Shared letters: eghrtü. Private to "gebührt": b. Private to "gerührt": -.
"gebührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gerührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebührt" and "gerührt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebührt" or "gerührt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebührt" and "gerührt" 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 "gerührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebührt" and "gerührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebührt vs genährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,711,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.