Which to use
“umgebaut” is a verb and “umgebauten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,822
- “umgebaut” frequency rank
- #40,260
- “umgebauten” frequency rank
- 50082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | umgebaut | umgebauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs umbauen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umgebaut |
Where the eye mixes umgebaut and umgebauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. umgebaut runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against umgebauten's 10 (VCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: umgebaut vs umgebauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: umgebaut is [ˈumɡəˌbaʊ̯t] while umgebauten is [ˈumɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “umgebaut” sits inside “umgebauten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
umgebaut is recorded at frequency rank #9,822, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈumɡəˌbaʊ̯t]. umgebauten is at rank #40,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈumɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩].
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 50082, this pair ranks #1,187,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of umgebaut vs umgebauten
Shared letters: abegmtu. Private to "umgebaut": -. Private to "umgebauten": n.
"umgebaut" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "umgebauten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- umgebaut ← mugebaut · ugmebaut · umegbaut · umgbeaut · umgeabut · umgebatu · umgebautt · umgebbaut
- umgebauten ← mugebauten · ugmebauten · umegbauten · umgbeauten · umgeabuten · umgebatuen · umgebauetn · umgebautenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "umgebaut" and "umgebauten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "umgebaut" vs "umgebauten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "umgebaut" and "umgebauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "umgebaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "umgebauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "umgebaut" and "umgebauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "umgebauten vs umgehauen". 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 #1,187,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.