Which to use
“genäht” and “gewagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,590
- “genäht” frequency rank
- #9,918
- “gewagt” frequency rank
- 27508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genäht | gewagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nähen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wagen |
Where the eye mixes genäht and gewagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses genäht with gewagt
A purely visual mix-up. genäht ([ɡəˈnɛːt]) and gewagt ([ɡəˈvaːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genäht is recorded at frequency rank #17,590, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnɛːt]. gewagt is at rank #9,918, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaːkt].
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 27508, this pair ranks #1,800,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genäht vs gewagt
Shared letters: egt. Private to "genäht": hnä. Private to "gewagt": aw.
"genäht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gewagt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewagt ← egwagt · geawgt · gewaggt · gewagtt · gewatg · gewgat · gewwagt · ggewagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genäht" for "gewagt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "genäht" or "gewagt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "genäht" and "gewagt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genäht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,800,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genäht" and "gewagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genähert vs genäht". 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 #1,800,638 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.