Which to use
“gekürt” is a verb and “Gewürz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,614
- “gekürt” frequency rank
- #38,776
- “Gewürz” frequency rank
- 60390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekürt | Gewürz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs küren | Pflanzenteile (besonders von Kräutern), die gemahlen oder ganz einer Speise beigemengt werden, um ihren Geschmack zu verbessern |
Where the eye mixes gekürt and Gewürz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gekürt and Gewürz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gekürt vs Gewürz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekürt is [ɡəˈkyːɐ̯t] while Gewürz is [ɡəˈvʏʁt͡s]. 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 60390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekürt is recorded at frequency rank #21,614, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkyːɐ̯t]. Gewürz is at rank #38,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvʏʁt͡s].
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 60390, this pair ranks #788,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekürt vs Gewürz
Shared letters: egrü. Private to "gekürt": kt. Private to "Gewürz": wz.
"gekürt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gewürz" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gekürt" for "Gewürz" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gekürt" or "Gewürz" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekürt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewürz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #788,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekürt" and "Gewürz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewürz vs gewürzt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #788,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.