Which to use
“gefällt” is a verb and “gewillt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #991
- “gefällt” frequency rank
- #18,270
- “gewillt” frequency rank
- 19261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefällt | gewillt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fällen | den Willen habend/mit dem Willen, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes gefällt and gewillt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefällt and gewillt 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 gefällt with gewillt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefällt is [ɡəˈfɛlt] while gewillt is [ɡəˈvɪlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefällt is recorded at frequency rank #991, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlt]. gewillt is at rank #18,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪlt].
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 19261, this pair ranks #1,910,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefällt vs gewillt
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "gefällt": fä. Private to "gewillt": iw.
"gefällt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewillt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewillt ← egwillt · geiwllt · gewilltt · gewilt · gewiltl · gewlilt · gewwillt · ggewillt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefällt" for "gewillt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gefällt" or "gewillt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewillt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefällt" and "gewillt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewillt vs gewölbt". 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 #1,910,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.