Which to use
“geehrte” and “gewährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,366
- “geehrte” frequency rank
- #17,014
- “gewährte” frequency rank
- 32380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geehrte | gewährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt |
Where the eye mixes geehrte and gewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geehrte runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against gewährte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geehrte vs gewährte
A purely visual mix-up. geehrte ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) and gewährte ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geehrte is recorded at frequency rank #15,366, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə]. gewährte is at rank #17,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 32380, this pair ranks #1,708,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geehrte vs gewährte
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geehrte": -. Private to "gewährte": wä.
"geehrte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "gewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geehrte ← egehrte · geehhrte · geehret · geehrrte · geehrtte · geehtre · geerhte · geherte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geehrte" and "gewährte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geehrte" or "gewährte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geehrte" and "gewährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genährt vs gewährte". 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 #1,708,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.