geboten

[ɡəˈboːtn̩]

/[ɡəˈboːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“geboten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,039
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten

Corpus desk

Index DE-geboten · geboten · German

geboten · rank #4,039 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,039
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fuck

Nearest frequency peer: fuck (-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 „geboten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „geboten“ 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).

geboten vs gelten
71% similar
geboten vs Gesten
57% similar
geboten vs gehören
57% similar

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

Key facts for geboten
PropertyValue
Headwordgeboten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈboːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,039
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geboten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gebotenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fuck“ (#4,038), „geleistet“ (#4,040), „Flüchtlingen“ (#4,037). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geboten“ bei #4,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around geboten (IPA [ɡəˈboːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,039 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for geboten, with forms such as "egboten", "gbeoten", and "gebboten". 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, "gelten", "Gesten", "gehören", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is geboten, spelled G-E-B-O-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egboten
  • gbeoten
  • gebboten
  • geboetn
  • gebotenn
  • gebotne
  • gebotten
  • gebtoen
  • geobten
  • ggeboten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geboten - 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.

egboten2gbeoten2gebboten1geboetn2gebotenn1gebotne2gebotten1gebtoen2
Edit distance from "geboten"

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 "geboten"?
"geboten" is spelled G-E-B-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈboːtn̩].
What does "geboten" mean?
As a verb, "geboten" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bieten
What words are commonly confused with "geboten"?
"geboten" is commonly confused with "gelten", "Gesten", "gehören". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geboten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geboten" is [ɡəˈboːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geboten" come from?
"geboten" 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 "geboten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dreimal#4,032hiermit#4,047Idioten#4,049beraten#4,024

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bedient10 variantsanrufen10 variantsVorlage10 variantsSymbol10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list