Which to use
“gibt” and “ging” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #90
- “gibt” frequency rank
- #345
- “ging” frequency rank
- 435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gibt | ging |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs geben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gehen |
Where the eye mixes gibt and ging
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gibt and ging
A purely visual mix-up. gibt ([ɡiːpt]) and ging ([ɡɪŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gibt is recorded at frequency rank #90, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡiːpt]. ging is at rank #345, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡɪŋ].
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 435, this pair ranks #2,005,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gibt vs ging
Shared letters: gi. Private to "gibt": bt. Private to "ging": n.
"gibt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ging" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gibt" and "ging" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gibt" or "ging" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gibt" and "ging" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ging" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gibt" and "ging" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GIMP vs ging". 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 #2,005,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.