Which to use
“gefielen” and “gewiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,956
- “gefielen” frequency rank
- #39,392
- “gewiesen” frequency rank
- 79348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefielen | gewiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gefallen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weisen |
Where the eye mixes gefielen and gewiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefielen and gewiesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefielen and gewiesen
A purely visual mix-up. gefielen ([ɡəˈfiːlən]) and gewiesen ([ɡəˈviːzn̩]) 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 79348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefielen is recorded at frequency rank #39,956, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfiːlən]. gewiesen is at rank #39,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈviːzn̩].
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 79348, this pair ranks #218,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gefielen vs gewiesen
Shared letters: egin. Private to "gefielen": fl. Private to "gewiesen": sw.
"gefielen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gewiesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefielen" and "gewiesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gefielen" or "gewiesen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefielen" and "gewiesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefielen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefielen" and "gewiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefielen vs Gefilden". 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 #218,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.