Which to use
“Gewähr” is a noun and “gewährt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,627
- “Gewähr” frequency rank
- #5,492
- “gewährt” frequency rank
- 27119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewähr | gewährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sicherheit, Bürgschaft, Garantie | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs währen |
Where the eye mixes Gewähr and gewährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gewähr runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gewährt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gewähr vs gewährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewähr is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯] while gewährt is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gewähr” sits inside “gewährt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewähr is recorded at frequency rank #21,627, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯]. gewährt is at rank #5,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t].
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 27119, this pair ranks #1,807,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewähr vs gewährt
Shared letters: eghrwä. Private to "Gewähr": -. Private to "gewährt": t.
"Gewähr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gewähr" and "gewährt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gewähr" or "gewährt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewähr" and "gewährt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewähr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,807,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewähr" and "gewährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs Gewähr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,807,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.