Which to use
“gebunden” and “gesungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,610
- “gebunden” frequency rank
- #6,541
- “gesungen” frequency rank
- 11151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebunden | gesungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs binden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs singen |
Where the eye mixes gebunden and gesungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebunden and gesungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gebunden vs gesungen
A purely visual mix-up. gebunden ([ɡəˈbʊndn̩]) and gesungen ([ɡəˈzʊŋən]) 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 11151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebunden is recorded at frequency rank #4,610, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʊndn̩]. gesungen is at rank #6,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊŋən].
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 11151, this pair ranks #1,971,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebunden vs gesungen
Shared letters: egnu. Private to "gebunden": bd. Private to "gesungen": s.
"gebunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebunden" and "gesungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebunden" or "gesungen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebunden" and "gesungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gesungen". 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 #1,971,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.