Which to use
“gewählt” is a verb and “gewohnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,036
- “gewählt” frequency rank
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- 4290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählt | gewohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wählen | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt |
Where the eye mixes gewählt and gewohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewählt and gewohnt 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 gewohnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewählt is [ɡəˈvɛːlt] while gewohnt is [ɡəˈvoːnt]. 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 4290, 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]. gewohnt is at rank #3,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːnt].
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 4290, this pair ranks #1,998,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählt vs gewohnt
Shared letters: eghtw. Private to "gewählt": lä. Private to "gewohnt": no.
"gewählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewohnt ← egwohnt · geowhnt · gewhont · gewohhnt · gewohnnt · gewohntt · gewohtn · gewonht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewählt" for "gewohnt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gewählt" or "gewohnt" show up more?
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 "gewohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählt" and "gewohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gewohnt". 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 #1,998,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.