Which to use
“gemalten” and “gewählten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,535
- “gemalten” frequency rank
- #6,542
- “gewählten” frequency rank
- 44077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemalten | gewählten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemalt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes gemalten and gewählten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gemalten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gewählten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gemalten and gewählten
A purely visual mix-up. gemalten ([ɡəˈmaːltn̩]) and gewählten ([ɡəˈvɛːltn̩]) 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 44077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemalten is recorded at frequency rank #37,535, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaːltn̩]. gewählten is at rank #6,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltn̩].
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 44077, this pair ranks #1,397,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemalten vs gewählten
Shared letters: eglnt. Private to "gemalten": am. Private to "gewählten": hwä.
"gemalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewählten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemalten ← egmalten · geamlten · gemaletn · gemallten · gemaltenn · gemaltne · gemaltten · gematlen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gemalten" and "gewählten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gemalten" vs "gewählten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gemalten" and "gewählten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,397,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemalten" and "gewählten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gemalten". 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 #1,397,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.