Which to use
“gewagt” is a verb and “gewagte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,918
- “gewagt” frequency rank
- #38,141
- “gewagte” frequency rank
- 48059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewagt | gewagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wagen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt |
Where the eye mixes gewagt and gewagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewagt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gewagte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewagt and gewagte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewagt is [ɡəˈvaːkt] while gewagte is [ɡəˈvaːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gewagt” sits inside “gewagte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewagt is recorded at frequency rank #9,918, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaːkt]. gewagte is at rank #38,141, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaːktə].
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 48059, this pair ranks #1,262,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewagt vs gewagte
Shared letters: aegtw. Private to "gewagt": -. Private to "gewagte": -.
"gewagt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gewagte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewagt" and "gewagte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gewagt" or "gewagte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewagt" and "gewagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs gewagte". 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 #1,262,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.