Which to use
“gewöhnen” is a verb and “gewohnten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,068
- “gewöhnen” frequency rank
- #14,305
- “gewohnten” frequency rank
- 22373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewöhnen | gewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen Brauch oder an eine Umgebung anpassen, so dass sie nicht mehr neue Erfahrungen sind | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewöhnen and gewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gewöhnen and gewohnten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewöhnen is [ɡəˈvøːnən] while gewohnten is [ɡəˈvoːntn̩]. 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 22373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewöhnen is recorded at frequency rank #8,068, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvøːnən]. gewohnten is at rank #14,305, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntn̩].
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 22373, this pair ranks #1,874,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewöhnen vs gewohnten
Shared letters: eghnw. Private to "gewöhnen": ö. Private to "gewohnten": ot.
"gewöhnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewohnten ← egwohnten · geowhnten · gewhonten · gewohhnten · gewohnetn · gewohnnten · gewohntenn · gewohntne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewöhnen" for "gewohnten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gewöhnen" or "gewohnten"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "gewöhnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,874,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewöhnen" and "gewohnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewohnten 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 #1,874,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.