Which to use
“gewählt” is a verb and “gewählter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- #29,154
- “gewählter” frequency rank
- 30190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählt | gewählter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes gewählt and gewählter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewählt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewählter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewählt with gewählter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewählt is [ɡəˈvɛːlt] while gewählter is [ɡəˈvɛːltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gewählt” sits inside “gewählter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewählt is recorded at frequency rank #1,036, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːlt]. gewählter is at rank #29,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltɐ].
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 30190, this pair ranks #1,752,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählt vs gewählter
Shared letters: eghltwä. Private to "gewählt": -. Private to "gewählter": r.
"gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewählter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewählt" and "gewählter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewählt" or "gewählter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewählt" and "gewählter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,752,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählt" and "gewählter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewählter vs gewohnter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,752,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.