Which to use
“gewollt” and “gewollte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,070
- “gewollt” frequency rank
- #37,542
- “gewollte” frequency rank
- 43612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewollt | gewollte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Absicht, mit Unterstützung geschehen (in Österreich salopp) | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewollt |
Where the eye mixes gewollt and gewollte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewollt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gewollte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewollt with gewollte
A purely visual mix-up. gewollt ([ɡəˈvɔlt]) and gewollte ([ɡəˈvɔltə]) 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) - “gewollt” sits inside “gewollte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewollt is recorded at frequency rank #6,070, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔlt]. gewollte is at rank #37,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔltə].
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 43612, this pair ranks #1,412,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewollt vs gewollte
Shared letters: eglotw. Private to "gewollt": -. Private to "gewollte": -.
"gewollt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gewollte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewollt" and "gewollte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gewollt" or "gewollte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewollt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewollte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,412,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewollt" and "gewollte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewollte 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 #1,412,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.