Which to use
“gewichen” and “glichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,391
- “gewichen” frequency rank
- #36,369
- “glichen” frequency rank
- 75760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewichen | glichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weichen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gleichen |
Where the eye mixes gewichen and glichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gewichen vs glichen
A purely visual mix-up. gewichen ([ɡəˈvɪçn̩]) and glichen ([ˈɡlɪçn̩]) 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 75760, 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]. glichen is at rank #36,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlɪçn̩].
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 75760, this pair ranks #300,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gewichen vs glichen
Shared letters: ceghin. Private to "gewichen": w. Private to "glichen": l.
"gewichen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "glichen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewichen" for "glichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gewichen" or "glichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewichen" and "glichen" 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 "glichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewichen" and "glichen" 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 #300,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.