Which to use
“gebissen” is a verb and “Gewissen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,553
- “gebissen” frequency rank
- #1,662
- “Gewissen” frequency rank
- 20215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebissen | Gewissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beißen | Mechanismus, der die eigenen Handlungen und Urteile anhand geltender Moralvorstellungen bewertet |
Where the eye mixes gebissen and Gewissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gebissen and Gewissen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebissen with Gewissen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebissen is [ɡəˈbɪsn̩] while Gewissen is [ɡəˈvɪsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “gebissen” becomes w in “Gewissen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebissen is recorded at frequency rank #18,553, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbɪsn̩]. Gewissen is at rank #1,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪsn̩].
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 20215, this pair ranks #1,900,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebissen vs Gewissen
Shared letters: egins. Private to "gebissen": b. Private to "Gewissen": w.
"gebissen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewissen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebissen" and "Gewissen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebissen" vs "Gewissen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebissen" and "Gewissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebissen vs gewiesen". 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 #1,900,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.