Which to use
“gegönnt” is a verb and “gewohnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,559
- “gegönnt” frequency rank
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- 21813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegönnt | gewohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gönnen | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gegönnt and gewohnt apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
gegönnt and gewohnt form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegönnt is recorded at frequency rank #18,559, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡœnt]. gewohnt is at rank #3,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːnt].
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 21813, this pair ranks #1,881,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering gegönnt vs gewohnt
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gegönnt”; for an adjective, it's “gewohnt”.
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