Which to use
“gelogen” and “gewogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,204
- “gelogen” frequency rank
- #29,153
- “gewogen” frequency rank
- 38357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelogen | gewogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lügen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wiegen |
Where the eye mixes gelogen and gewogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelogen and gewogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gelogen and gewogen
A purely visual mix-up. gelogen ([ɡəˈloːɡn̩]) and gewogen ([ɡəˈvoːɡn̩]) 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 - l in “gelogen” becomes w in “gewogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelogen is recorded at frequency rank #9,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈloːɡn̩]. gewogen is at rank #29,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːɡn̩].
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 38357, this pair ranks #1,566,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelogen vs gewogen
Shared letters: egno. Private to "gelogen": l. Private to "gewogen": w.
"gelogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelogen" and "gewogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gelogen" vs "gewogen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelogen" and "gewogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gewogen". 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 #1,566,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.