Which to use
“gekühlt” is an adjective and “gewählt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,676
- “gekühlt” frequency rank
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- 29712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekühlt | gewählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kühl gemacht, mit verminderter Temperatur | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen |
Where the eye mixes gekühlt and gewählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekühlt and gewählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gekühlt and gewählt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekühlt is [ɡəˈkyːlt] while gewählt is [ɡəˈvɛːlt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekühlt is recorded at frequency rank #28,676, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkyːlt]. gewählt is at rank #1,036, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːlt].
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 29712, this pair ranks #1,761,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gekühlt vs gewählt
Shared letters: eghlt. Private to "gekühlt": kü. Private to "gewählt": wä.
"gekühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekühlt" and "gewählt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gekühlt" or "gewählt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekühlt" and "gewählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,761,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.