Which to use
“Gewähr” and “Gewalt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,627
- “Gewähr” frequency rank
- #1,082
- “Gewalt” frequency rank
- 22709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewähr | Gewalt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sicherheit, Bürgschaft, Garantie | erhebliche oder übermäßige Kraft, dies bei gezieltem Tun gegen Widerstände, oft ohne Legitimation |
Where the eye mixes Gewähr and Gewalt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gewähr and Gewalt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gewähr and Gewalt
A purely visual mix-up. Gewähr ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯]) and Gewalt ([ɡəˈvalt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22709, 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]. Gewalt is at rank #1,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvalt].
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 22709, this pair ranks #1,870,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewähr vs Gewalt
Shared letters: egw. Private to "Gewähr": hrä. Private to "Gewalt": alt.
"Gewähr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gewalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gewalt ← egwalt · geawlt · gewallt · gewaltt · gewatl · gewlat · gewwalt · ggewalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gewähr" for "Gewalt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gewähr" vs "Gewalt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewähr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewalt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewähr" and "Gewalt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs Gewähr". 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 #1,870,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.