Which to use
“gewohnte” and “gewohnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,222
- “gewohnte” frequency rank
- #14,305
- “gewohnten” frequency rank
- 42527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewohnte | gewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewohnte and gewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gewohnte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) 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 gewohnte with gewohnten
A purely visual mix-up. gewohnte ([ɡəˈvoːntə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gewohnte” sits inside “gewohnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewohnte is recorded at frequency rank #28,222, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntə]. 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 42527, this pair ranks #1,446,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewohnte vs gewohnten
Shared letters: eghnotw. Private to "gewohnte": -. Private to "gewohnten": -.
"gewohnte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewohnte" and "gewohnten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewohnte" or "gewohnten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewohnte" and "gewohnten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnte" 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 #1,446,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewohnte" and "gewohnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewohnte 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 #1,446,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.