Which to use
“Geburten” is a noun and “geführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,226
- “Geburten” frequency rank
- #9,199
- “geführten” frequency rank
- 28425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geburten | geführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geburt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geführt |
Where the eye mixes Geburten and geführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Geburten vs geführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geburten is [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩] while geführten is [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geburten is recorded at frequency rank #19,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩]. geführten is at rank #9,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 28425, this pair ranks #1,784,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geburten vs geführten
Shared letters: egnrt. Private to "Geburten": bu. Private to "geführten": fhü.
"Geburten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geführten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Geburten ← egburten · gbeurten · gebburten · gebruten · geburetn · geburrten · geburtenn · geburtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Geburten" and "geführten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Geburten" or "geführten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geburten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geburten" and "geführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebürstet vs Geburten". 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 #1,784,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.