GeweihvsgeweihtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Geweih is a noun, geweiht is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Geweih” is a noun and “geweiht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,936
“Geweih” frequency rank
#14,816
“geweiht” frequency rank
63752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Geweih geweiht
Definition knochiger, verästelter Stirnschmuck des Hirsches Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weihen

Where the eye mixes Geweih and geweiht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Geweih
7 ch
geweiht

Visual trap between Geweih and geweiht

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Geweih is [ɡəˈvaɪ̯] while geweiht is [ɡəˈvaɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Geweih” sits inside “geweiht”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Geweih is recorded at frequency rank #48,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯]. geweiht is at rank #14,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯t].

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 63752, this pair ranks #665,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Geweih vs geweiht

Shared letters: eghiw. Private to "Geweih": -. Private to "geweiht": t.

"Geweih" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "geweiht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Geweihegweih · geewih · gewehi · geweihh · gewieh · gewweih · ggeweih · gweeih
  • geweihtegweiht · geewiht · gewehit · geweihht · geweihtt · geweith · gewieht · gewweiht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Geweih" and "geweiht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Geweih" is a noun and "geweiht" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Geweih" or "geweiht"?
"geweiht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,816 in our German list, against #48,936 for "Geweih". 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 "Geweih" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geweiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #665,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Geweih" and "geweiht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs Geweih". 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 #665,630 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