Which to use
“gewählte” and “gewährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,567
- “gewählte” frequency rank
- #17,014
- “gewährte” frequency rank
- 25581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählte | gewährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt |
Where the eye mixes gewählte and gewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewählte and gewährte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gewählte vs gewährte
A purely visual mix-up. gewählte ([ɡəˈvɛːltə]) and gewährte ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 a single letter - l in “gewählte” becomes r in “gewährte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25581, 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]. gewährte is at rank #17,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 25581, this pair ranks #1,831,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählte vs gewährte
Shared letters: eghtwä. Private to "gewählte": l. Private to "gewährte": r.
"gewählte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewählte" and "gewährte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewählte" or "gewährte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählte" and "gewährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genährt vs gewährte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,831,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.