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“gedenkt” and “geweckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,141
- “gedenkt” frequency rank
- #7,619
- “geweckt” frequency rank
- 30760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedenkt | geweckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wecken |
Where the eye mixes gedenkt and geweckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gedenkt and geweckt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gedenkt and geweckt
A purely visual mix-up. gedenkt ([ɡəˈdɛŋkt]) and geweckt ([ɡəˈvɛkt]) 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 30760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedenkt is recorded at frequency rank #23,141, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdɛŋkt]. geweckt is at rank #7,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛkt].
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 30760, this pair ranks #1,741,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gedenkt vs geweckt
Shared letters: egkt. Private to "gedenkt": dn. Private to "geweckt": cw.
"gedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "geweckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedenkt" and "geweckt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gedenkt" or "geweckt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedenkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geweckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedenkt" and "geweckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedenkt vs geleakt". 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 #1,741,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.