Which to use
“gewährt” is a verb and “gewährten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,492
- “gewährt” frequency rank
- #35,806
- “gewährten” frequency rank
- 41298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewährt | gewährten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs währen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt |
Where the eye mixes gewährt and gewährten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewährt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewährten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewährt and gewährten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewährt is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t] while gewährten is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gewährt” sits inside “gewährten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewährt is recorded at frequency rank #5,492, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯t]. gewährten is at rank #35,806, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩].
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 41298, this pair ranks #1,483,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewährt vs gewährten
Shared letters: eghrtwä. Private to "gewährt": -. Private to "gewährten": n.
"gewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewährt" and "gewährten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gewährt" vs "gewährten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewährt" and "gewährten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewährten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,483,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewährt" and "gewährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährtin vs gewährten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,483,610 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.