Which to use
“gelebten” and “gelobte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,968
- “gelebten” frequency rank
- #32,553
- “gelobte” frequency rank
- 78521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelebten | gelobte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelebt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt |
Where the eye mixes gelebten and gelobte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelebten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gelobte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelebten vs gelobte
A purely visual mix-up. gelebten ([ɡəˈleːptn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelebten is recorded at frequency rank #45,968, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːptn̩]. 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 78521, this pair ranks #236,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gelebten vs gelobte
Shared letters: beglt. Private to "gelebten": n. Private to "gelobte": o.
"gelebten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gelobte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelebten" for "gelobte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gelebten" or "gelobte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gelebten" and "gelobte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelebten" 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 #236,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelebten" and "gelobte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten 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 #236,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.