Which to use
“gebogene” is an adjective and “gewogen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,298
- “gebogene” frequency rank
- #29,153
- “gewogen” frequency rank
- 74451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebogene | gewogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebogen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wiegen |
Where the eye mixes gebogene and gewogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gebogene vs gewogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebogene is [ɡəˈboːɡənə] while gewogen is [ɡəˈvoːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebogene is recorded at frequency rank #45,298, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɡənə]. gewogen is at rank #29,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːɡn̩].
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 74451, this pair ranks #333,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebogene vs gewogen
Shared letters: egno. Private to "gebogene": b. Private to "gewogen": w.
"gebogene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebogene" and "gewogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gebogene" or "gewogen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebogene" and "gewogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebogene" and "gewogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gebotene". 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 #333,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.