Which to use
“gebührt” and “gewehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,893
- “gebührt” frequency rank
- #20,604
- “gewehrt” frequency rank
- 39497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebührt | gewehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebühren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes gebührt and gewehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebührt and gewehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebührt with gewehrt
A purely visual mix-up. gebührt ([ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]) and gewehrt ([ɡəˈveːɐ̯t]) 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 39497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebührt is recorded at frequency rank #18,893, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]. gewehrt is at rank #20,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈveːɐ̯t].
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 39497, this pair ranks #1,535,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebührt vs gewehrt
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "gebührt": bü. Private to "gewehrt": w.
"gebührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewehrt ← egwehrt · geewhrt · gewehhrt · gewehrrt · gewehrtt · gewehtr · gewerht · gewhert
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebührt" and "gewehrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebührt" or "gewehrt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebührt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,535,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebührt" and "gewehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gewehrt". 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 #1,535,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.