Which to use
“gewohnt” and “gewölbt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,254
- “gewohnt” frequency rank
- #45,988
- “gewölbt” frequency rank
- 49242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewohnt | gewölbt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, wie man es kennt; so, dass man es nicht anders kennt | mit einem Gewölbe versehen |
Where the eye mixes gewohnt and gewölbt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gewohnt and gewölbt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewohnt and gewölbt
A purely visual mix-up. gewohnt ([ɡəˈvoːnt]) and gewölbt ([ɡəˈvœlpt]) 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 49242, 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]. gewölbt is at rank #45,988, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvœlpt].
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 49242, this pair ranks #1,218,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewohnt vs gewölbt
Shared letters: egtw. Private to "gewohnt": hno. Private to "gewölbt": blö.
"gewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewölbt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewohnt ← egwohnt · geowhnt · gewhont · gewohhnt · gewohnnt · gewohntt · gewohtn · gewonht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewohnt" and "gewölbt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gewohnt" or "gewölbt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewohnt" and "gewölbt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewölbt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,218,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewohnt" and "gewölbt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewölbt vs gewollte". 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 #1,218,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.