Which to use
“gelähmt” is an adjective and “gewählt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,615
- “gelähmt” frequency rank
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- 22651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelähmt | gewählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einer Lähmung leidend; unfähig, bestimmte Muskeln zu bewegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen |
Where the eye mixes gelähmt and gewählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelähmt and gewählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gelähmt vs gewählt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelähmt is [ɡəˈlɛːmt] 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 22651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelähmt is recorded at frequency rank #21,615, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛːmt]. 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 22651, this pair ranks #1,871,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelähmt vs gewählt
Shared letters: eghltä. Private to "gelähmt": m. Private to "gewählt": w.
"gelähmt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelähmt" for "gewählt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gelähmt" or "gewählt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gelähmt" and "gewählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelähmt" 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 #1,871,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelähmt" and "gewählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelähmt vs gemäht". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,871,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.