Which to use
“gebundene” and “gebundenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,979
- “gebundene” frequency rank
- #32,052
- “gebundenen” frequency rank
- 54031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebundene | gebundenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebunden |
Where the eye mixes gebundene and gebundenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebundene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gebundenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebundene and gebundenen
A purely visual mix-up. gebundene ([ɡəˈbʊndənə]) and gebundenen ([ɡəˈbʊndənən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gebundene” sits inside “gebundenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebundene is recorded at frequency rank #21,979, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʊndənə]. gebundenen is at rank #32,052, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʊndənən].
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 54031, this pair ranks #1,034,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebundene vs gebundenen
Shared letters: bdegnu. Private to "gebundene": -. Private to "gebundenen": -.
"gebundene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gebundenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebundene ← egbundene · gbeundene · gebbundene · gebnudene · gebudnene · gebunddene · gebundeen · gebundenne
- gebundenen ← egbundenen · gbeundenen · gebbundenen · gebnudenen · gebudnenen · gebunddenen · gebundeenn · gebundenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gebundene" and "gebundenen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gebundene" or "gebundenen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebundene" and "gebundenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebundene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebundenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,034,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebundene" and "gebundenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebundenen vs gefundenes". 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 #1,034,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.