Which to use
“gewöhnen” is a verb and “gewohnter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,068
- “gewöhnen” frequency rank
- #36,961
- “gewohnter” frequency rank
- 45029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewöhnen | gewohnter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen Brauch oder an eine Umgebung anpassen, so dass sie nicht mehr neue Erfahrungen sind | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewöhnen and gewohnter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gewöhnen and gewohnter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewöhnen is [ɡəˈvøːnən] while gewohnter is [ɡəˈvoːntɐ]. 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 45029, 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]. gewohnter is at rank #36,961, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntɐ].
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 45029, this pair ranks #1,366,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewöhnen vs gewohnter
Shared letters: eghnw. Private to "gewöhnen": ö. Private to "gewohnter": ort.
"gewöhnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewohnter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewohnter ← egwohnter · geowhnter · gewhonter · gewohhnter · gewohnetr · gewohnnter · gewohnterr · gewohntre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewöhnen" for "gewohnter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gewöhnen" or "gewohnter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewöhnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewöhnen" and "gewohnter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewählter vs gewohnter". 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 #1,366,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.