geahndetvsgewendetTell them apart

Which to use

“geahndet” and “gewendet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,225
“geahndet” frequency rank
#24,365
“gewendet” frequency rank
43590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geahndet gewendet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ahnden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wenden

Where the eye mixes geahndet and gewendet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
geahndet
8 ch
gewendet

Why the eye confuses geahndet with gewendet

A purely visual mix-up. geahndet ([ɡəˈʔaːndət]) and gewendet ([ɡəˈvɛndət]) 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 43590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geahndet is recorded at frequency rank #19,225, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaːndət]. gewendet is at rank #24,365, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛndət].

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 43590, this pair ranks #1,413,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geahndet vs gewendet

Shared letters: degnt. Private to "geahndet": ah. Private to "gewendet": w.

"geahndet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC  ·  "gewendet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geahndetegahndet · gaehndet · geahdnet · geahhndet · geahnddet · geahndett · geahndte · geahnedt
  • gewendetegwendet · geewndet · gewednet · gewenddet · gewendett · gewendte · gewenedt · gewenndet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geahndet" for "gewendet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔaːndət] versus [ɡəˈvɛndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geahndet" or "gewendet"?
"geahndet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,225 in our German list, against #24,365 for "gewendet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "geahndet" and "gewendet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geahndet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gewendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,413,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geahndet" and "gewendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewänder vs gewendet". 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 #1,413,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list