Which to use
“gewohnten” and “gewohnter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,305
- “gewohnten” frequency rank
- #36,961
- “gewohnter” frequency rank
- 51266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewohnten | gewohnter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt |
Where the eye mixes gewohnten and gewohnter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gewohnten and gewohnter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewohnten and gewohnter
A purely visual mix-up. gewohnten ([ɡəˈvoːntn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gewohnten” becomes r in “gewohnter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewohnten is recorded at frequency rank #14,305, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntn̩]. 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 51266, this pair ranks #1,142,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewohnten vs gewohnter
Shared letters: eghnotw. Private to "gewohnten": -. Private to "gewohnter": r.
"gewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewohnter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewohnten" for "gewohnter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gewohnten" or "gewohnter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewohnten" and "gewohnter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnten" 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 #1,142,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewohnten" 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 #1,142,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.