Which to use
“gewählt” and “gewährt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- #5,492
- “gewährt” frequency rank
- 6528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählt | gewährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes gewählt and gewährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewählt and gewährt 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 gewählt with gewährt
A purely visual mix-up. gewählt ([ɡəˈvɛːlt]) and gewährt ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - l in “gewählt” becomes r in “gewährt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6528, 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]. gewährt is at rank #5,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t].
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 6528, this pair ranks #1,991,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählt vs gewährt
Shared letters: eghtwä. Private to "gewählt": l. Private to "gewährt": r.
"gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewählt" and "gewährt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gewählt" or "gewährt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewählt" and "gewährt" 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 "gewährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählt" and "gewährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genähert vs gewährt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,991,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.