Which to use
“gewarnt” and “gewürzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,957
- “gewarnt” frequency rank
- #33,607
- “gewürzt” frequency rank
- 39564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewarnt | gewürzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs warnen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs würzen |
Where the eye mixes gewarnt and gewürzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewarnt and gewürzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gewarnt vs gewürzt
A purely visual mix-up. gewarnt ([ɡəˈvaʁnt]) and gewürzt ([ɡəˈvʏʁt͡st]) 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 39564, 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]. gewürzt is at rank #33,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvʏʁt͡st].
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 39564, this pair ranks #1,533,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewarnt vs gewürzt
Shared letters: egrtw. Private to "gewarnt": an. Private to "gewürzt": zü.
"gewarnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewürzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewarnt ← egwarnt · geawrnt · gewanrt · gewarnnt · gewarntt · gewarrnt · gewartn · gewrant
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewarnt" for "gewürzt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewarnt" vs "gewürzt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewarnt" and "gewürzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewarnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewürzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,533,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewarnt" and "gewürzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekürzte vs gewürzt". 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 #1,533,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.