gewährtvsgewährtenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gewährt is a verb, gewährten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gewährt and gewährten apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
gewährt
9 ch
gewährten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

gewährt#5,492
gewährten#35,806

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gewährt" and "gewährten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gewährt" is a verb and "gewährten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gewährt" or "gewährten"?
"gewährt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,492 in our German list, against #35,806 for "gewährten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gewährt vs gewährten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gewährt”; for an adjective, it's “gewährten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gewährt” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list