Which to use
“Gewehre” is a noun and “gewehrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,603
- “Gewehre” frequency rank
- #20,604
- “gewehrt” frequency rank
- 41207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewehre | gewehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gewehr | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes Gewehre and gewehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gewehre (CVCVCCV) and gewehrt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Gewehre and gewehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewehre is [ɡəˈveːʁə] while gewehrt is [ɡəˈveːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Gewehre” becomes t in “gewehrt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewehre is recorded at frequency rank #20,603, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈveːʁə]. gewehrt is at rank #20,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈveːɐ̯t].
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 41207, this pair ranks #1,486,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gewehre vs gewehrt
Shared letters: eghrw. Private to "Gewehre": -. Private to "gewehrt": t.
"Gewehre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gewehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gewehre" and "gewehrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gewehre" or "gewehrt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,486,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewehre" and "gewehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewehre vs Gewerke". 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 #1,486,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.