Which to use
“gewöhnen” and “geworden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,068
- “gewöhnen” frequency rank
- #519
- “geworden” frequency rank
- 8587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewöhnen | geworden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen Brauch oder an eine Umgebung anpassen, so dass sie nicht mehr neue Erfahrungen sind | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs werden (als Vollverb) |
Where the eye mixes gewöhnen and geworden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gewöhnen with geworden
A purely visual mix-up. gewöhnen ([ɡəˈvøːnən]) and geworden ([ɡəˈvɔʁdn̩]) 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 8587, 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]. geworden is at rank #519, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁdn̩].
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 8587, this pair ranks #1,983,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewöhnen vs geworden
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewöhnen": hö. Private to "geworden": dor.
"gewöhnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "geworden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geworden ← egworden · geowrden · gewodren · gewordden · gewordenn · gewordne · geworedn · geworrden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewöhnen" and "geworden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gewöhnen" vs "geworden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewöhnen" and "geworden" 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 "geworden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewöhnen" and "geworden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewöhnen vs Gewöhnung". 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 #1,983,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.