Which to use
“gewählten” and “gewollten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,542
- “gewählten” frequency rank
- #47,449
- “gewollten” frequency rank
- 53991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählten | gewollten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewollt |
Where the eye mixes gewählten and gewollten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewählten and gewollten 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 gewollten
A purely visual mix-up. gewählten ([ɡəˈvɛːltn̩]) and gewollten ([ɡəˈvɔltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53991, 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]. gewollten is at rank #47,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔltn̩].
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 53991, this pair ranks #1,036,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewählten vs gewollten
Shared letters: eglntw. Private to "gewählten": hä. Private to "gewollten": o.
"gewählten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewollten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewollten ← egwollten · geowllten · gewlolten · gewolletn · gewolltenn · gewolltne · gewolltten · gewolten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewählten" and "gewollten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gewählten" or "gewollten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewählten" and "gewollten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewollten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,036,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählten" and "gewollten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gewollten". 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 #1,036,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.