Which to use
“gewillt” and “gewollte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,270
- “gewillt” frequency rank
- #37,542
- “gewollte” frequency rank
- 55812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewillt | gewollte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Willen habend/mit dem Willen, etwas zu tun | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewollt |
Where the eye mixes gewillt and gewollte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewillt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewollte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gewillt vs gewollte
A purely visual mix-up. gewillt ([ɡəˈvɪlt]) and gewollte ([ɡəˈvɔltə]) 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 55812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewillt is recorded at frequency rank #18,270, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪlt]. gewollte is at rank #37,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔltə].
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 55812, this pair ranks #964,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewillt vs gewollte
Shared letters: egltw. Private to "gewillt": i. Private to "gewollte": o.
"gewillt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewollte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewillt" and "gewollte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gewillt" vs "gewollte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewillt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewollte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #964,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewillt" and "gewollte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewollte vs gewollten". 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 #964,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.