Which to use
“gesellt” is a verb and “gewillt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,580
- “gesellt” frequency rank
- #18,270
- “gewillt” frequency rank
- 48850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesellt | gewillt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gesellen | den Willen habend/mit dem Willen, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes gesellt and gewillt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gesellt and gewillt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gesellt with gewillt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesellt is [ɡəˈzɛlt] while gewillt is [ɡəˈvɪlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesellt is recorded at frequency rank #30,580, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛlt]. gewillt is at rank #18,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪlt].
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 48850, this pair ranks #1,233,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesellt vs gewillt
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "gesellt": s. Private to "gewillt": iw.
"gesellt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewillt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesellt" and "gewillt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gesellt" or "gewillt"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewillt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,233,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesellt" and "gewillt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesell vs gesellt". 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 #1,233,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.