Which to use
“geworben” and “geworden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,904
- “geworben” frequency rank
- #519
- “geworden” frequency rank
- 19423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geworben | geworden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werden (als Vollverb) |
Where the eye mixes geworben and geworden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geworben and geworden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: geworben vs geworden
A purely visual mix-up. geworben ([ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩]) and geworden ([ɡəˈvɔʁdn̩]) 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 “geworben” becomes d in “geworden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geworben is recorded at frequency rank #18,904, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩]. geworden is at rank #519, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁdn̩].
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 19423, this pair ranks #1,908,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geworben vs geworden
Shared letters: egnorw. Private to "geworben": b. Private to "geworden": d.
"geworben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geworden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geworben" for "geworden" ever safe?
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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 "geworben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geworden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geworben" and "geworden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewerbes vs geworben". 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 #1,908,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.