Which to use
“gewährte” and “gewohnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,014
- “gewährte” frequency rank
- #28,222
- “gewohnte” frequency rank
- 45236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewährte | gewohnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gewährt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewährte and gewohnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewährte and gewohnte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewährte and gewohnte
A purely visual mix-up. gewährte ([ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) and gewohnte ([ɡəˈvoːntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45236, 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]. gewohnte is at rank #28,222, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntə].
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 45236, this pair ranks #1,359,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewährte vs gewohnte
Shared letters: eghtw. Private to "gewährte": rä. Private to "gewohnte": no.
"gewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gewohnte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewohnte ← egwohnte · geowhnte · gewhonte · gewohhnte · gewohnet · gewohnnte · gewohntte · gewohtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewährte" for "gewohnte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewährte" vs "gewohnte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewährte" and "gewohnte" 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 "gewohnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,359,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewährte" and "gewohnte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewohnte vs gewollte". 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 #1,359,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.