Which to use
“gelebte” and “gelobte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,147
- “gelebte” frequency rank
- #32,553
- “gelobte” frequency rank
- 55700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelebte | gelobte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelebt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt |
Where the eye mixes gelebte and gelobte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelebte and gelobte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gelebte with gelobte
A purely visual mix-up. gelebte ([ɡəˈleːptə]) and gelobte ([ɡəˈloːptə]) 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 - e in “gelebte” becomes o in “gelobte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelebte is recorded at frequency rank #23,147, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːptə]. 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 55700, this pair ranks #969,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelebte vs gelobte
Shared letters: beglt. Private to "gelebte": -. Private to "gelobte": o.
"gelebte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gelobte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelebte" and "gelobte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gelebte" or "gelobte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gelebte" and "gelobte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelebte" 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 #969,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelebte" 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 #969,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.