Which to use
“gewähren” is a verb and “Gewehren” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,328
- “gewähren” frequency rank
- #38,775
- “Gewehren” frequency rank
- 46103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewähren | Gewehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas Erwünschtes zugestehen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gewehr |
Where the eye mixes gewähren and Gewehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gewähren with Gewehren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewähren is [ɡəˈvɛːʁən] while Gewehren is [ɡəˈveːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ä in “gewähren” becomes e in “Gewehren”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46103, 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]. Gewehren is at rank #38,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈveːʁən].
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 46103, this pair ranks #1,330,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewähren vs Gewehren
Shared letters: eghnrw. Private to "gewähren": ä. Private to "Gewehren": -.
"gewähren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewehren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gewehren ← egwehren · geewhren · gewehern · gewehhren · gewehrenn · gewehrne · gewehrren · gewerhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewähren" and "Gewehren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewähren" or "Gewehren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewähren" and "Gewehren" 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 "Gewehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,330,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewähren" and "Gewehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geehrten vs Gewehren". 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 #1,330,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.