Which to use
“gebundene” and “gefundene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,979
- “gebundene” frequency rank
- #17,001
- “gefundene” frequency rank
- 38980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebundene | gefundene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebunden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefunden |
Where the eye mixes gebundene and gefundene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gebundene vs gefundene
A purely visual mix-up. gebundene ([ɡəˈbʊndənə]) and gefundene ([ɡəˈfʊndənə]) 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 “gebundene” becomes f in “gefundene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38980, 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]. gefundene is at rank #17,001, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndənə].
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 38980, this pair ranks #1,549,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebundene vs gefundene
Shared letters: degnu. Private to "gebundene": b. Private to "gefundene": f.
"gebundene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gefundene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebundene" and "gefundene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebundene" vs "gefundene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebundene" and "gefundene" 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 "gefundene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,549,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebundene" and "gefundene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebundene vs Gemünden". 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 #1,549,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.