gewichen

[ɡəˈvɪçn̩]

/[ɡəˈvɪçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gewichen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,391
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewichen · gewichen · German

gewichen · rank #39,391 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,391
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geweihte

Nearest frequency peer: geweihte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gewichen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gewichen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gewichen vs Gewicht
63% similar
gewichen vs glichen
75% similar
gewichen vs gleichen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gewichen
PropertyValue
Headwordgewichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈvɪçn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,391
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gewichen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gewichenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geweihte“ (#39,390), „gewiesen“ (#39,392), „Gewaltverbrechen“ (#39,389). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewichen“ bei #39,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gewichen (IPA [ɡəˈvɪçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,391 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewichen, with forms such as "egwichen", "geiwchen", and "gewcihen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewicht", "glichen", "gleichen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gewichen, spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weichen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwichen
  • geiwchen
  • gewcihen
  • gewicchen
  • gewicehn
  • gewichenn
  • gewichhen
  • gewichne
  • gewihcen
  • gewwichen
  • ggewichen
  • gweichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gewichen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egwichen2geiwchen2gewcihen2gewicchen1gewicehn2gewichenn1gewichhen1gewichne2
Edit distance from "gewichen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gewichen"?
"gewichen" is spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪçn̩].
What does "gewichen" mean?
As a verb, "gewichen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weichen
What words are commonly confused with "gewichen"?
"gewichen" is commonly confused with "Gewicht", "glichen", "gleichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewichen" is [ɡəˈvɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewichen" come from?
"gewichen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gewichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geweihte#39,390gewiesen#39,392gläserne#39,394Grauzone#39,400

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gesehenen12 variantsgeehrten12 variantsgealtert12 variantsgarniert12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list