Which to use
“gewöhnen” and “geworben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,068
- “gewöhnen” frequency rank
- #18,904
- “geworben” frequency rank
- 26972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewöhnen | geworben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen Brauch oder an eine Umgebung anpassen, so dass sie nicht mehr neue Erfahrungen sind | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werben |
Where the eye mixes gewöhnen and geworben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewöhnen and geworben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewöhnen and geworben
A purely visual mix-up. gewöhnen ([ɡəˈvøːnən]) and geworben ([ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26972, 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]. geworben is at rank #18,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁbn̩].
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 26972, this pair ranks #1,809,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewöhnen vs geworben
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewöhnen": hö. Private to "geworben": bor.
"gewöhnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geworben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geworben ← egworben · geowrben · gewobren · geworbben · geworbenn · geworbne · geworebn · geworrben
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewöhnen" for "geworben" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gewöhnen" or "geworben" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gewöhnen" and "geworben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewöhnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geworben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewöhnen" and "geworben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewerbes vs geworben". 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 #1,809,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.