Which to use
“gewogen” and “gewöhnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,153
- “gewogen” frequency rank
- #8,068
- “gewöhnen” frequency rank
- 37221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewogen | gewöhnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs wiegen | sich an einen Brauch oder an eine Umgebung anpassen, so dass sie nicht mehr neue Erfahrungen sind |
Where the eye mixes gewogen and gewöhnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gewogen with gewöhnen
A purely visual mix-up. gewogen ([ɡəˈvoːɡn̩]) and gewöhnen ([ɡəˈvøːnən]) 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 37221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewogen is recorded at frequency rank #29,153, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːɡn̩]. gewöhnen is at rank #8,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvøːnən].
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 37221, this pair ranks #1,595,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewogen vs gewöhnen
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewogen": o. Private to "gewöhnen": hö.
"gewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gewöhnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewogen ← egwogen · geowgen · gewgoen · gewoegn · gewogenn · gewoggen · gewogne · gewwogen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewogen" for "gewöhnen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gewogen" or "gewöhnen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewogen" and "gewöhnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewöhnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewogen" and "gewöhnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebogene vs gewogen". 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 #1,595,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.