Which to use
“gewählte” is an adjective and “gezählt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,567
- “gewählte” frequency rank
- #6,194
- “gezählt” frequency rank
- 14761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählte | gezählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zählen |
Where the eye mixes gewählte and gezählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewählte is [ɡəˈvɛːltə] while gezählt is [ɡəˈt͡sɛːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14761, 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]. gezählt is at rank #6,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sɛːlt].
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 14761, this pair ranks #1,948,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählte vs gezählt
Shared letters: eghltä. Private to "gewählte": w. Private to "gezählt": z.
"gewählte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gezählt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC