Which to use
“gewischt” is a verb and “gewünscht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,317
- “gewischt” frequency rank
- #4,122
- “gewünscht” frequency rank
- 49439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewischt | gewünscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wischen | erhofft oder beabsichtigt |
Where the eye mixes gewischt and gewünscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewischt runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCC) against gewünscht's 9 (CVCVCCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewischt and gewünscht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewischt is [ɡəˈvɪʃt] while gewünscht is [ɡəˈvʏnʃt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewischt is recorded at frequency rank #45,317, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪʃt]. gewünscht is at rank #4,122, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvʏnʃt].
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 49439, this pair ranks #1,211,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewischt vs gewünscht
Shared letters: ceghstw. Private to "gewischt": i. Private to "gewünscht": nü.
"gewischt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "gewünscht" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewischt ← egwischt · geiwscht · gewicsht · gewisccht · gewischht · gewischtt · gewiscth · gewishct
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewischt" and "gewünscht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gewischt" or "gewünscht"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewischt" and "gewünscht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewischt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewünscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,211,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewischt" and "gewünscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefischt vs gewischt". 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 #1,211,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.