gewohnt

\ɡəˈvoːnt\

/\ɡəˈvoːnt\/ adj

The verdict

“gewohnt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habituel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gewohnt · gewohnt · French

gewohnt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gewohnt
PropertyValue
Headwordgewohnt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡəˈvoːnt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gewohnt » en français

gewohntreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gewohnt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈvoːnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gewohnt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 French form is gewohnt, spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habituel.
  2. 2
    Coutumier.
  3. 3
    es gewohnt sein, dass: avoir l’habitude de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gewohnt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auch der Hafen bot denen, die ihn oben von den Boulevards aus betrachteten, einen erstaunlichen Anblick. Die gewohnte Betriebsamkeit, die ihn zu einem der wichtigsten Häfen der Küste machte, war mit einem Schlag erstorben.
  2. Emile verhüllte sein Leben; er hing sehr an seiner Mutter und war es, bis zum Schluß, gewohnt, sie heimlich und unangemeldet zu besuchen; er küßte und streichelte sie unablässig und sprach dann vom Vater, zuerst ironisch, dann wütend und ging schließlich türenschlagend davon.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gewohnt"?
"gewohnt" is spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈvoːnt\.
What does "gewohnt" mean?
As an adjective, "gewohnt" means: Habituel.
How do you pronounce "gewohnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewohnt" is \ɡəˈvoːnt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewohnt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list