Which to use
“geballten” and “gewählten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,696
- “geballten” frequency rank
- #6,542
- “gewählten” frequency rank
- 56238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geballten | gewählten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes geballten and gewählten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geballten and gewählten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: geballten vs gewählten
A purely visual mix-up. geballten ([ɡəˈbaltn̩]) and gewählten ([ɡəˈvɛːltn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geballten is recorded at frequency rank #49,696, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaltn̩]. gewählten is at rank #6,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltn̩].
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 56238, this pair ranks #947,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geballten vs gewählten
Shared letters: eglnt. Private to "geballten": ab. Private to "gewählten": hwä.
"geballten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewählten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geballten ← egballten · gbeallten · geabllten · geballetn · geballtenn · geballtne · geballtten · gebalten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geballten" and "gewählten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geballten" vs "gewählten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geballten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #947,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geballten" and "gewählten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gewollten". 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 #947,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.