Which to use
“gewählt” and “gewarnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- #5,957
- “gewarnt” frequency rank
- 6993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählt | gewarnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs warnen |
Where the eye mixes gewählt and gewarnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gewählt and gewarnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gewählt vs gewarnt
A purely visual mix-up. gewählt ([ɡəˈvɛːlt]) and gewarnt ([ɡəˈvaʁnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6993, 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]. gewarnt is at rank #5,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaʁnt].
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 6993, this pair ranks #1,989,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählt vs gewarnt
Shared letters: egtw. Private to "gewählt": hlä. Private to "gewarnt": anr.
"gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewarnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewarnt ← egwarnt · geawrnt · gewanrt · gewarnnt · gewarntt · gewarrnt · gewartn · gewrant
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewählt" and "gewarnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewählt" or "gewarnt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewählt" and "gewarnt" 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 "gewarnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählt" and "gewarnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs gewählt". 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 #1,989,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.