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“Gewerbes” and “Gewerke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,185
- “Gewerbes” frequency rank
- #49,734
- “Gewerke” frequency rank
- 97919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewerbes | Gewerke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewerbe | Anteilseigner im Bergbau |
Where the eye mixes Gewerbes and Gewerke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gewerbes runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Gewerke's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gewerbes and Gewerke
A purely visual mix-up. Gewerbes ([ɡəˈvɛʁbəs]) and Gewerke ([ɡəˈvɛʁkə]) 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 97919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewerbes is recorded at frequency rank #48,185, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛʁbəs]. Gewerke is at rank #49,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛʁkə].
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 97919, this pair ranks #2,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gewerbes vs Gewerke
Shared letters: egrw. Private to "Gewerbes": bs. Private to "Gewerke": k.
"Gewerbes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewerke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gewerbes" and "Gewerke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gewerbes" or "Gewerke" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewerbes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewerke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewerbes" and "Gewerke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewebes vs Gewerbes". 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 #2,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.