Which to use
“Gewalttat” is a noun and “gewalttätig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,649
- “Gewalttat” frequency rank
- #17,919
- “gewalttätig” frequency rank
- 62568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewalttat | gewalttätig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird | dazu neigend, andere wiederholt und auffällig unprovoziert (bzw. durch Kleinigkeiten provoziert) oder unangebracht physisch (auch tödlich) zu verletzen |
Where the eye mixes Gewalttat and gewalttätig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gewalttat runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gewalttätig's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gewalttat vs gewalttätig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewalttat is [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt] while gewalttätig is [ɡəˈvaltˌtɛːtɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewalttat is recorded at frequency rank #44,649, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]. gewalttätig is at rank #17,919, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltˌtɛːtɪç].
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 62568, this pair ranks #708,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gewalttat vs gewalttätig
Shared letters: aegltw. Private to "Gewalttat": -. Private to "gewalttätig": iä.
"Gewalttat" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewalttätig" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gewalttat ← egwalttat · geawlttat · gewallttat · gewaltat · gewaltatt · gewalttatt · gewalttta · gewatltat
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gewalttat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewalttätig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #708,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewalttat" and "gewalttätig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewalttätig vs gewalttätiger". 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 #708,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.