Which to use
“gewohnt” and “gewohnter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- #36,961
- “gewohnter” frequency rank
- 40215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewohnt | gewohnter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewohnt and gewohnter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewohnt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewohnter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gewohnt vs gewohnter
A purely visual mix-up. gewohnt ([ɡəˈvoːnt]) and gewohnter ([ɡəˈvoːntɐ]) 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 “gewohnter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40215, 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]. 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 40215, this pair ranks #1,514,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewohnt vs gewohnter
Shared letters: eghnotw. Private to "gewohnt": -. Private to "gewohnter": r.
"gewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewohnter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewohnt" and "gewohnter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gewohnt" vs "gewohnter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "gewohnter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,514,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewohnt" 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 #1,514,876 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.