geborene

Name: geborene, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈboːʁənə]

/[ɡəˈboːʁənə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“geborene” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,060 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,060
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 11
tracked misspellings: 17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

geborene vs gehören

63% similar

geborene vs geboten

75% similar

geborene vs geborgen

75% similar

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

Key facts for geborene
Property	Value
Headword	geborene
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡəˈboːʁənə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#8,060
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	17
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geborene” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). geborene lands here:

#8,060

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for geborene is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈboːʁənə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,060 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for geborene, with forms such as "egborene", "gbeorene", and "gebborene". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "gehören", "geboten", "geborgen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geborene, spelled G-E-B-O-R-E-N-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
4
Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs geboren
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs geboren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egborene,gbeorene,gebborene,geboerne,geboreen,geborenne,gebornee,geborrene,gebroene,geobrene,ggeborene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geborene - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "geborene"

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 "geborene"?

"geborene" is spelled G-E-B-O-R-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈboːʁənə].

What does "geborene" mean?

As an adjective, "geborene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geboren

What words are commonly confused with "geborene"?

"geborene" is commonly confused with "gehören", "geboten", "geborgen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "geborene"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geborene" is [ɡəˈboːʁənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "geborene" come from?

"geborene" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “geborene”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-B-O-R-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡəˈboːʁənə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gehören” - see the side-by-side comparison. geborene vs gehören
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.