Which to use
“gewichen” is a verb and “Gewichte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,391
- “gewichen” frequency rank
- #20,271
- “Gewichte” frequency rank
- 59662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewichen | Gewichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weichen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gewicht |
Where the eye mixes gewichen and Gewichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gewichen and Gewichte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewichen is [ɡəˈvɪçn̩] while Gewichte is [ɡəˈvɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewichen is recorded at frequency rank #39,391, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪçn̩]. Gewichte is at rank #20,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪçtə].
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 59662, this pair ranks #816,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewichen vs Gewichte
Shared letters: ceghiw. Private to "gewichen": n. Private to "Gewichte": t.
"gewichen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewichte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewichen" for "Gewichte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gewichen" or "Gewichte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewichen" and "Gewichte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #816,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewichen" and "Gewichte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewichen vs gewiesen". 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 #816,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.