Which to use
“ungewohnt” and “ungewollt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,748
- “ungewohnt” frequency rank
- #23,747
- “ungewollt” frequency rank
- 41495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewohnt | ungewollt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass es nicht wie sonst ist, man es so nicht kennt oder gewohnt ist, es nicht vertraut, sondern fremd ist | ohne Absicht geschehen, nicht gewollt |
Where the eye mixes ungewohnt and ungewollt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ungewohnt and ungewollt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ungewohnt vs ungewollt
A purely visual mix-up. ungewohnt ([ˈʊnɡəˌvoːnt]) and ungewollt ([ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewohnt is recorded at frequency rank #17,748, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvoːnt]. ungewollt is at rank #23,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt].
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 41495, this pair ranks #1,477,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ungewohnt vs ungewollt
Shared letters: egnotuw. Private to "ungewohnt": h. Private to "ungewollt": l.
"ungewohnt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "ungewollt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ungewohnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,477,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ungewohnt" and "ungewollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ungewollt vs ungewollte". 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 #1,477,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.