gewähltervsgewohnterTell them apart

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“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.

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gewählter
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gewohnter

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": . Private to "gewohnter": no.

"gewählter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "gewohnter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gewohnteregwohnter · geowhnter · gewhonter · gewohhnter · gewohnetr · gewohnnter · gewohnterr · gewohntre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gewählter" and "gewohnter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈvɛːltɐ] versus [ɡəˈvoːntɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gewählter" or "gewohnter"?
"gewählter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,154 in our German list, against #36,961 for "gewohnter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list