Which to use
“gewählten” and “gewählter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,542
- “gewählten” frequency rank
- #29,154
- “gewählter” frequency rank
- 35696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählten | gewählter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt |
Where the eye mixes gewählten and gewählter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gewählten and gewählter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewählten and gewählter
A purely visual mix-up. gewählten ([ɡəˈvɛːltn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gewählten” becomes r in “gewählter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewählten is recorded at frequency rank #6,542, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltn̩]. 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 35696, this pair ranks #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewählten vs gewählter
Shared letters: eghltwä. Private to "gewählten": n. Private to "gewählter": r.
"gewählten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewählter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewählten" for "gewählter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewählten" vs "gewählter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählten" 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 #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählten" and "gewählter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewählter vs gewohnter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.