Which to use
“gekehrt” is a verb and “Gewehre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,267
- “gekehrt” frequency rank
- #20,603
- “Gewehre” frequency rank
- 41870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekehrt | Gewehre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kehren | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gewehr |
Where the eye mixes gekehrt and Gewehre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gekehrt vs Gewehre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekehrt is [ɡəˈkeːɐ̯t] while Gewehre is [ɡəˈveːʁə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekehrt is recorded at frequency rank #21,267, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkeːɐ̯t]. Gewehre is at rank #20,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈveːʁə].
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 41870, this pair ranks #1,466,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekehrt vs Gewehre
Shared letters: eghr. Private to "gekehrt": kt. Private to "Gewehre": w.
"gekehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Gewehre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gekehrt" for "Gewehre" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gekehrt" or "Gewehre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gekehrt" and "Gewehre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewehre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,466,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekehrt" and "Gewehre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gekehrt". 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 #1,466,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.