Which to use
“gewählt” is a verb and “gewillt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- #18,270
- “gewillt” frequency rank
- 19306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählt | gewillt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen | den Willen habend/mit dem Willen, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes gewählt and gewillt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewählt and gewillt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewählt and gewillt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewählt is [ɡəˈvɛːlt] while gewillt is [ɡəˈvɪlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19306, 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]. gewillt is at rank #18,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪlt].
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 19306, this pair ranks #1,909,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählt vs gewillt
Shared letters: egltw. Private to "gewählt": hä. Private to "gewillt": i.
"gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewillt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewillt ← egwillt · geiwllt · gewilltt · gewilt · gewiltl · gewlilt · gewwillt · ggewillt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewählt" and "gewillt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewählt" or "gewillt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewillt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählt" and "gewillt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewillt vs gewölbt". 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 #1,909,757 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.