Which to use
“gewohnt” and “gewohnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- #14,305
- “gewohnten” frequency rank
- 17559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewohnt | gewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewohnt and gewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewohnt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewohnten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewohnt with gewohnten
A purely visual mix-up. gewohnt ([ɡəˈvoːnt]) and gewohnten ([ɡəˈvoːntn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gewohnt” sits inside “gewohnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewohnt is recorded at frequency rank #3,254, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːnt]. 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 17559, this pair ranks #1,926,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewohnt vs gewohnten
Shared letters: eghnotw. Private to "gewohnt": -. Private to "gewohnten": -.
"gewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewohnt" and "gewohnten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gewohnt" or "gewohnten" 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 "gewohnt" 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 #1,926,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewohnt" 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 #1,926,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.