Which to use
“gewagt” and “gewählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,918
- “gewagt” frequency rank
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- 10954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewagt | gewählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wagen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen |
Where the eye mixes gewagt and gewählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gewagt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gewählt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewagt and gewählt
A purely visual mix-up. gewagt ([ɡəˈvaːkt]) and gewählt ([ɡəˈvɛːlt]) 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 10954, 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]. gewählt is at rank #1,036, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːlt].
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 10954, this pair ranks #1,972,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewagt vs gewählt
Shared letters: egtw. Private to "gewagt": a. Private to "gewählt": hlä.
"gewagt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewagt ← egwagt · geawgt · gewaggt · gewagtt · gewatg · gewgat · gewwagt · ggewagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewagt" and "gewählt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gewagt" or "gewählt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewagt" and "gewählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewagt" and "gewählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gewagt". 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 #1,972,459 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.