Which to use
“gewählte” and “gewählter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,567
- “gewählte” frequency rank
- #29,154
- “gewählter” frequency rank
- 37721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählte | gewählter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes gewählte and gewählter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gewählte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gewählter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewählte with gewählter
A purely visual mix-up. gewählte ([ɡəˈvɛːltə]) and gewählter ([ɡəˈvɛːltɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gewählte” sits inside “gewählter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewählte is recorded at frequency rank #8,567, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltə]. gewählter is at rank #29,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltɐ].
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 37721, this pair ranks #1,582,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählte vs gewählter
Shared letters: eghltwä. Private to "gewählte": -. Private to "gewählter": r.
"gewählte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gewählter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewählte" and "gewählter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gewählte" or "gewählter" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewählte" and "gewählter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,582,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählte" and "gewählter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewählter vs gewohnter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,582,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.