Which to use
“Gewissens” is a noun and “gewisses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,272
- “Gewissens” frequency rank
- #11,660
- “gewisses” frequency rank
- 31932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewissens | gewisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewissen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewiss |
Where the eye mixes Gewissens and gewisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gewissens with gewisses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewissens is [ɡəˈvɪsn̩s] while gewisses is [ɡəˈvɪsəs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewissens is recorded at frequency rank #20,272, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪsn̩s]. gewisses is at rank #11,660, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪsəs].
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 31932, this pair ranks #1,718,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewissens vs gewisses
Shared letters: egisw. Private to "Gewissens": n. Private to "gewisses": -.
"Gewissens" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "gewisses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gewissens" and "gewisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gewissens" or "gewisses" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewissens" and "gewisses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewissens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewissens" and "gewisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewiesen vs Gewissens". 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 #1,718,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.