Which to use
“gewählt” and “gewehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- #20,604
- “gewehrt” frequency rank
- 21640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählt | gewehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes gewählt and gewehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewählt and gewehrt 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 gewehrt
A purely visual mix-up. gewählt ([ɡəˈvɛːlt]) and gewehrt ([ɡəˈveːɐ̯t]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21640, 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]. gewehrt is at rank #20,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈveːɐ̯t].
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 21640, this pair ranks #1,883,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählt vs gewehrt
Shared letters: eghtw. Private to "gewählt": lä. Private to "gewehrt": r.
"gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewehrt ← egwehrt · geewhrt · gewehhrt · gewehrrt · gewehrtt · gewehtr · gewerht · gewhert
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewählt" for "gewehrt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewählt" vs "gewehrt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählt" and "gewehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gewehrt". 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 #1,883,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.