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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewarnt" for "gewartet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewarnt" vs "gewartet" - which ranks higher?
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.