Which to use
“gewiesen” is a verb and “gewissem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,392
- “gewiesen” frequency rank
- #34,130
- “gewissem” frequency rank
- 73522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewiesen | gewissem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weisen | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewiss |
Where the eye mixes gewiesen and gewissem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewiesen (CVCVVCVC) and gewissem (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gewiesen and gewissem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewiesen is [ɡəˈviːzn̩] while gewissem is [ɡəˈvɪsəm]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewiesen is recorded at frequency rank #39,392, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈviːzn̩]. gewissem is at rank #34,130, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪsəm].
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 73522, this pair ranks #358,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gewiesen vs gewissem
Shared letters: egisw. Private to "gewiesen": n. Private to "gewissem": m.
"gewiesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "gewissem" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewiesen" and "gewissem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gewiesen" vs "gewissem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewiesen" and "gewissem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewiesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewissem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewiesen" and "gewissem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerieben 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 #358,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.