gewöhne

[ɡəˈvøːnə]

/[ɡəˈvøːnə]/ verb

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The verdict

“gewöhne” is uncommon German (frequency #65,288 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,288
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewöhnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewohne · gewöhne · German

gewöhne · rank #65,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,288
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewichtsklass…

Nearest frequency peer: Gewichtsklassen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gewöhne“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gewöhne“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gewöhne
PropertyValue
Headwordgewöhne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈvøːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gewöhne“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gewöhnefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gewichtsklassen“ (#65,287), „Gewichtes“ (#65,286), „gipfelt“ (#65,290). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewöhne“ bei #65,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gewöhne is uncommon German at frequency #65,288 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈvøːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gewöhne, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gewöhne, spelled G-E-W-Ö-H-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewöhnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewöhnen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewöhnen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewöhnen

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 "gewöhne"?
"gewöhne" is spelled G-E-W-Ö-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvøːnə].
What does "gewöhne" mean?
As a verb, "gewöhne" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewöhnen
How do you pronounce "gewöhne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewöhne" is [ɡəˈvøːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewöhne" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gipfelt#65,290Glatzen#65,293grandes#65,297grantig#65,299

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list