Which to use
“gekürzt” and “gewürzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,436
- “gekürzt” frequency rank
- #33,607
- “gewürzt” frequency rank
- 45043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekürzt | gewürzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kürzen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs würzen |
Where the eye mixes gekürzt and gewürzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gekürzt and gewürzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gekürzt and gewürzt
A purely visual mix-up. gekürzt ([ɡəˈkʏʁt͡st]) and gewürzt ([ɡəˈvʏʁt͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - k in “gekürzt” becomes w in “gewürzt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekürzt is recorded at frequency rank #11,436, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkʏʁt͡st]. gewürzt is at rank #33,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvʏʁt͡st].
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 45043, this pair ranks #1,366,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekürzt vs gewürzt
Shared letters: egrtzü. Private to "gekürzt": k. Private to "gewürzt": w.
"gekürzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewürzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gekürzt" for "gewürzt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gekürzt" or "gewürzt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gekürzt" and "gewürzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekürzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewürzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekürzt" and "gewürzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekürzte vs gewürzt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,366,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.