Which to use
“gebohrt” and “gewährt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,884
- “gebohrt” frequency rank
- #5,492
- “gewährt” frequency rank
- 32376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebohrt | gewährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bohren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes gebohrt and gewährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gebohrt vs gewährt
A purely visual mix-up. gebohrt ([ɡəˈboːɐ̯t]) and gewährt ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t]) 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 32376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebohrt is recorded at frequency rank #26,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈboːɐ̯t]. gewährt is at rank #5,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t].
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 32376, this pair ranks #1,708,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebohrt vs gewährt
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "gebohrt": bo. Private to "gewährt": wä.
"gebohrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebohrt ← egbohrt · gbeohrt · gebbohrt · gebhort · gebohhrt · gebohrrt · gebohrtt · gebohtr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebohrt" and "gewährt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebohrt" vs "gewährt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebohrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebohrt" and "gewährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebohrt vs genährt". 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 #1,708,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.