Which to use
“gewählter” and “gewohnter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,154
- “gewählter” frequency rank
- #36,961
- “gewohnter” frequency rank
- 66115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewählter | gewohnter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewählt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewählter and gewohnter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gewählter vs gewohnter
A purely visual mix-up. gewählter ([ɡəˈvɛːltɐ]) and gewohnter ([ɡəˈvoːntɐ]) 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 66115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewählter is recorded at frequency rank #29,154, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːltɐ]. gewohnter is at rank #36,961, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntɐ].
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 66115, this pair ranks #584,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewählter vs gewohnter
Shared letters: eghrtw. Private to "gewählter": lä. Private to "gewohnter": no.
"gewählter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewohnter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewohnter ← egwohnter · geowhnter · gewhonter · gewohhnter · gewohnetr · gewohnnter · gewohnterr · gewohntre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewählter" and "gewohnter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gewählter" or "gewohnter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewählter" and "gewohnter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewählter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #584,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewählter" and "gewohnter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewohnte vs gewohnter". 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 #584,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.