Which to use
“gelebt” is a verb and “gelobte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,200
- “gelebt” frequency rank
- #32,553
- “gelobte” frequency rank
- 36753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelebt | gelobte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs leben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt |
Where the eye mixes gelebt and gelobte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelebt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gelobte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gelebt and gelobte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelebt is [ɡəˈleːpt] while gelobte is [ɡəˈloːptə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelebt is recorded at frequency rank #4,200, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːpt]. gelobte is at rank #32,553, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptə].
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 36753, this pair ranks #1,607,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelebt vs gelobte
Shared letters: beglt. Private to "gelebt": -. Private to "gelobte": o.
"gelebt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gelobte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelebt" and "gelobte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gelebt" vs "gelobte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelobte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelebt" and "gelobte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelobte vs gelobten". 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 #1,607,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.