GeorgenvsgewogenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Georgen is a noun, gewogen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Georgen” is a noun and “gewogen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,351
“Georgen” frequency rank
#29,153
“gewogen” frequency rank
51504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Georgen gewogen
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Georg Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wiegen

Letter map: Georgen vs gewogen

Shared letters muted; letters that set Georgen and gewogen apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Georgen (CVVCCVC) and gewogen (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Georgen
7 ch
gewogen

Grammar separator: Georgen vs gewogen

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Georgen is anoun and gewogenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Georgen is recorded at frequency rank #22,351, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 51504, this pair ranks #1,132,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Georgen vs gewogen

Shared letters: egno. Private to "Georgen": r. Private to "gewogen": w.

"Georgen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "gewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Georgen ← egorgen · geogren · georegn · georgenn · georggen · georgne · georrgen · gerogen
  • gewogen ← egwogen · geowgen · gewgoen · gewoegn · gewogenn · gewoggen · gewogne · gewwogen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Georgen" for "gewogen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Georgen" is a noun and "gewogen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Georgen" vs "gewogen" - which ranks higher?
"Georgen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,351 in our German list, against #29,153 for "gewogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Georgen" and "gewogen". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Georgen" 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 #1,132,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Georgen" 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 #1,132,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list