Which to use
“gelehnt” is a verb and “gewohnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,430
- “gelehnt” frequency rank
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- 50684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelehnt | gewohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lehnen | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt |
Where the eye mixes gelehnt and gewohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gelehnt and gewohnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gelehnt vs gewohnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelehnt is [ɡəˈleːnt] while gewohnt is [ɡəˈvoːnt]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelehnt is recorded at frequency rank #47,430, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːnt]. gewohnt is at rank #3,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːnt].
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 50684, this pair ranks #1,164,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelehnt vs gewohnt
Shared letters: eghnt. Private to "gelehnt": l. Private to "gewohnt": ow.
"gelehnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelehnt" for "gewohnt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelehnt" or "gewohnt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelehnt" and "gewohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs gelehnt". 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 #1,164,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.