Which to use
“gewähren” is a verb and “gewährte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,328
- “gewähren” frequency rank
- #17,014
- “gewährte” frequency rank
- 24342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewähren | gewährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas Erwünschtes zugestehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt |
Where the eye mixes gewähren and gewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewähren (CVCVCCVC) and gewährte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gewähren vs gewährte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewähren is [ɡəˈvɛːʁən] while gewährte is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewähren is recorded at frequency rank #7,328, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːʁən]. gewährte is at rank #17,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 24342, this pair ranks #1,848,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewähren vs gewährte
Shared letters: eghrwä. Private to "gewähren": n. Private to "gewährte": t.
"gewähren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewähren" and "gewährte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gewähren" or "gewährte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewähren" and "gewährte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewähren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewähren" and "gewährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genährt vs gewährte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,848,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.