gewährtevsgewährtenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“gewährte” and “gewährten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,014
“gewährte” frequency rank
#35,806
“gewährten” frequency rank
52820
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gewährte gewährten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt

Where the eye mixes gewährte and gewährten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gewährte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gewährten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gewährte
9 ch
gewährten

Visual trap between gewährte and gewährten

A purely visual mix-up. gewährte ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) and gewährten ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gewährte” sits inside “gewährten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gewährte is recorded at frequency rank #17,014, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]. 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 52820, this pair ranks #1,082,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gewährte vs gewährten

Shared letters: eghrtwä. Private to "gewährte": -. Private to "gewährten": n.

"gewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "gewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gewährte" for "gewährten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə] versus [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gewährte" vs "gewährten" - which ranks higher?
"gewährte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,014 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gewährte" and "gewährten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gewährte" 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 #1,082,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gewährte" and "gewährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährtin vs gewährten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,082,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list