Which to use
“gegolten” is a verb and “gewollten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,762
- “gegolten” frequency rank
- #47,449
- “gewollten” frequency rank
- 86211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegolten | gewollten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gelten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewollt |
Where the eye mixes gegolten and gewollten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gegolten vs gewollten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gegolten is [ɡəˈɡɔltn̩] while gewollten is [ɡəˈvɔltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegolten is recorded at frequency rank #38,762, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡɔltn̩]. gewollten is at rank #47,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔltn̩].
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 86211, this pair ranks #97,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gegolten vs gewollten
Shared letters: eglnot. Private to "gegolten": -. Private to "gewollten": w.
"gegolten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewollten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegolten" and "gewollten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gegolten" or "gewollten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gegolten" and "gewollten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegolten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewollten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegolten" and "gewollten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gewollten". 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 #97,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.