Which to use
“ungewohnte” and “ungewohnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,472
- “ungewohnte” frequency rank
- #37,841
- “ungewohnten” frequency rank
- 76313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewohnte | ungewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewohnt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewohnt |
Where the eye mixes ungewohnte and ungewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ungewohnte runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against ungewohnten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ungewohnte with ungewohnten
A purely visual mix-up. ungewohnte ([ˈʊnɡəˌvoːntə]) and ungewohnten ([ˈʊnɡəˌvoːntn̩]) 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) - “ungewohnte” sits inside “ungewohnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewohnte is recorded at frequency rank #38,472, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvoːntə]. ungewohnten is at rank #37,841, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvoːntn̩].
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 76313, this pair ranks #286,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ungewohnte vs ungewohnten
Shared letters: eghnotuw. Private to "ungewohnte": -. Private to "ungewohnten": -.
"ungewohnte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "ungewohnten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ungewohnte ← nugewohnte · ugnewohnte · unegwohnte · ungeowhnte · ungewhonte · ungewohhnte · ungewohnet · ungewohnnte
- ungewohnten ← nugewohnten · ugnewohnten · unegwohnten · ungeowhnten · ungewhonten · ungewohhnten · ungewohnetn · ungewohnnten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ungewohnte" and "ungewohnten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ungewohnte" or "ungewohnten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ungewohnte" and "ungewohnten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewohnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewohnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ungewohnte" and "ungewohnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ungewohnte 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 #286,827 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.