gewarntvsgewartetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,957
“gewarnt” frequency rank
#5,177
“gewartet” frequency rank
11134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gewarnt gewartet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs warnen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs warten

Where the eye mixes gewarnt and gewartet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewarnt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewartet's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
gewarnt
8 ch
gewartet

Look-alike desk: gewarnt vs gewartet

A purely visual mix-up. gewarnt ([ɡəˈvaʁnt]) and gewartet ([ɡəˈvaʁtət]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gewarnt is recorded at frequency rank #5,957, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaʁnt]. gewartet is at rank #5,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaʁtət].

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 11134, this pair ranks #1,971,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gewarnt vs gewartet

Shared letters: aegrtw. Private to "gewarnt": n. Private to "gewartet": -.

"gewarnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gewartet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gewarntegwarnt · geawrnt · gewanrt · gewarnnt · gewarntt · gewarrnt · gewartn · gewrant
  • gewartetegwartet · geawrtet · gewarett · gewarrtet · gewartett · gewartte · gewarttet · gewatret

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gewarnt" for "gewartet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈvaʁnt] versus [ɡəˈvaʁtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gewarnt" vs "gewartet" - which ranks higher?
"gewartet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,177 in our German list, against #5,957 for "gewarnt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gewarnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gewartet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,971,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gewarnt" and "gewartet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geortet vs gewartet". 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 #1,971,520 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