Which to use
“gedehnt” and “gewohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,699
- “gedehnt” frequency rank
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- 52953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedehnt | gewohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zeitlich: etwas, was sich in die Länge zieht, was lange dauert | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt |
Where the eye mixes gedehnt and gewohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gedehnt and gewohnt 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 gedehnt with gewohnt
A purely visual mix-up. gedehnt ([ɡəˈdeːnt]) and gewohnt ([ɡəˈvoːnt]) 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 52953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedehnt is recorded at frequency rank #49,699, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈdeːnt]. gewohnt is at rank #3,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːnt].
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 52953, this pair ranks #1,076,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gedehnt vs gewohnt
Shared letters: eghnt. Private to "gedehnt": d. Private to "gewohnt": ow.
"gedehnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedehnt" and "gewohnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gedehnt" or "gewohnt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gedehnt" and "gewohnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,076,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedehnt" and "gewohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gelehnt". 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 #1,076,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.