gebaut

[ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]

/[ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“gebaut” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,514
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Fertigung, Herstellung, Produktion oder Ähnliches entstanden seiend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gebaut · gebaut · German

gebaut · rank #1,514 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,514
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH freut

Nearest frequency peer: freut (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gebaut“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gebaut“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gebaut vs gebt
67% similar
gebaut vs genau
67% similar
gebaut vs Gerät
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gebaut
PropertyValue
Headwordgebaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,514
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gebaut“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gebautliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „freut“ (#1,513), „grün“ (#1,515), „Flughafen“ (#1,512). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gebaut“ bei #1,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gebaut (IPA [ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,514 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch Fertigung, Herstellung, Produktion oder Ähnliches entstanden seiend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gebaut, with forms such as "egbaut", "gbeaut", and "geabut". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gebt", "genau", "Gerät", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gebaut, spelled G-E-B-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Fertigung, Herstellung, Produktion oder Ähnliches entstanden seiend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gebaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die arabischen Staaten beschlossen im Januar 1964, ein seit Jahren gebautes und fast fertiges israelisches Bewässerungssystem für die Negev-Wüste, das sich aus dem Wasser des Jordan speisen sollte, zu unterminieren.“
  2. „Ein einfach gebauter Schwamm (Ascon-Typ) ist ein sackförmiger Schlauch mit zentralem Hohlraum und einer Ein- und Ausströmöffnung (Osculum) am oberen Körperende.“

Antonyms

ungebaut

This word in other languages

built(English)construido(Español)construit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egbaut
  • gbeaut
  • geabut
  • gebatu
  • gebautt
  • gebbaut
  • gebuat
  • ggebaut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gebaut - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egbaut2gbeaut2geabut2gebatu2gebautt1gebbaut1gebuat2ggebaut1
Edit distance from "gebaut"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gebaut"?
"gebaut" is spelled G-E-B-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯t].
What does "gebaut" mean?
As an adjective, "gebaut" means: durch Fertigung, Herstellung, Produktion oder Ähnliches entstanden seiend
What words are commonly confused with "gebaut"?
"gebaut" is commonly confused with "gebt", "genau", "Gerät". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gebaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gebaut" is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gebaut" come from?
"gebaut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gebaut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

extrem#1,511erstes#1,510längst#1,520Verlag#1,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

zählt8 variantsWiener8 variantsPreise8 variantsKamera8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list