Which to use
“gebunden” and “gezündet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,610
- “gebunden” frequency rank
- #27,326
- “gezündet” frequency rank
- 31936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebunden | gezündet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs binden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zünden |
Where the eye mixes gebunden and gezündet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebunden and gezündet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gebunden and gezündet
A purely visual mix-up. gebunden ([ɡəˈbʊndn̩]) and gezündet ([ɡəˈt͡sʏndət]) 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 31936, 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]. gezündet is at rank #27,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sʏndət].
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 31936, this pair ranks #1,718,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebunden vs gezündet
Shared letters: degn. Private to "gebunden": bu. Private to "gezündet": tzü.
"gebunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gezündet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebunden ← egbunden · gbeunden · gebbunden · gebnuden · gebudnen · gebundden · gebundenn · gebundne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebunden" and "gezündet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebunden" or "gezündet" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gezündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebunden" and "gezündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gezündet". 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 #1,718,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.