Which to use
“geworben” and “geworfen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,904
- “geworben” frequency rank
- #3,891
- “geworfen” frequency rank
- 22795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geworben | geworfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werfen |
Where the eye mixes geworben and geworfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geworben and geworfen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between geworben and geworfen
A purely visual mix-up. geworben ([ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩]) and geworfen ([ɡəˈvɔʁfn̩]) 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 f in “geworfen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22795, 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]. geworfen is at rank #3,891, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁfn̩].
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 22795, this pair ranks #1,869,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geworben vs geworfen
Shared letters: egnorw. Private to "geworben": b. Private to "geworfen": f.
"geworben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geworfen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geworben" and "geworfen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geworben" or "geworfen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geworben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geworfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geworben" and "geworfen" 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 #1,869,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.