Which to use
“gewagte” and “gewählte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,141
- “gewagte” frequency rank
- #8,567
- “gewählte” frequency rank
- 46708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewagte | gewählte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewagt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes gewagte and gewählte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewagte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against gewählte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewagte and gewählte
A purely visual mix-up. gewagte ([ɡəˈvaːktə]) and gewählte ([ɡəˈvɛːltə]) 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 46708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewagte is recorded at frequency rank #38,141, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaːktə]. gewählte is at rank #8,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltə].
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 46708, this pair ranks #1,309,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewagte vs gewählte
Shared letters: egtw. Private to "gewagte": a. Private to "gewählte": hlä.
"gewagte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gewählte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewagte ← egwagte · geawgte · gewaget · gewaggte · gewagtte · gewatge · gewgate · gewwagte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewagte" and "gewählte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewagte" or "gewählte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,309,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewagte" and "gewählte" 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 #1,309,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.