gemähtvsgewähltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“gemäht” and “gewählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,435
“gemäht” frequency rank
#1,036
“gewählt” frequency rank
48471
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemäht gewählt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mähen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen

Where the eye mixes gemäht and gewählt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
gemäht
7 ch
gewählt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. gemäht ([ɡəˈmɛːt]) and gewählt ([ɡəˈvɛːlt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemäht is recorded at frequency rank #47,435, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛːt]. 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 48471, this pair ranks #1,247,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemäht vs gewählt

Shared letters: eghtä. Private to "gemäht": m. Private to "gewählt": lw.

"gemäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gemäht" and "gewählt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmɛːt] versus [ɡəˈvɛːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gemäht" or "gewählt"?
"gewählt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,036 in our German list, against #47,435 for "gemäht". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list