gebanntvsgewinntWhich spelling fits?

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“gebannt” and “gewinnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,239
“gebannt” frequency rank
#2,154
“gewinnt” frequency rank
13393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebannt gewinnt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bannen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen

Where the eye mixes gebannt and gewinnt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebannt and gewinnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gebannt
7 ch
gewinnt

Look-alike desk: gebannt vs gewinnt

A purely visual mix-up. gebannt ([ɡəˈbant]) and gewinnt ([ɡəˈvɪnt]) 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 13393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebannt is recorded at frequency rank #11,239, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbant]. gewinnt is at rank #2,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnt].

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 13393, this pair ranks #1,958,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gebannt vs gewinnt

Shared letters: egnt. Private to "gebannt": ab. Private to "gewinnt": iw.

"gebannt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gewinnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebannt ← egbannt · gbeannt · geabnnt · gebanntt · gebant · gebantn · gebbannt · gebnant
  • gewinnt ← egwinnt · geiwnnt · gewinntt · gewint · gewintn · gewnint · gewwinnt · ggewinnt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gebannt" and "gewinnt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbant] versus [ɡəˈvɪnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gebannt" or "gewinnt" show up more?
"gewinnt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,154 in our German list, against #11,239 for "gebannt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gewinnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,958,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebannt" and "gewinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebannt vs gesinnt". 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 #1,958,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list