geranntvsgewinntWhich spelling fits?

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

#17,592
“gerannt” frequency rank
#2,154
“gewinnt” frequency rank
19746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gerannt gewinnt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rennen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen

Where the eye mixes gerannt and gewinnt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gerannt 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
gerannt
7 ch
gewinnt

Why the eye confuses gerannt with gewinnt

A purely visual mix-up. gerannt ([ɡəˈʁant]) 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 19746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gerannt is recorded at frequency rank #17,592, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁant]. 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 19746, this pair ranks #1,905,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gerannt vs gewinnt

Shared letters: egnt. Private to "gerannt": ar. Private to "gewinnt": iw.

"gerannt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gewinnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geranntegrannt · gearnnt · geranntt · gerant · gerantn · gernant · gerrannt · ggerannt
  • gewinntegwinnt · geiwnnt · gewinntt · gewint · gewintn · gewnint · gewwinnt · ggewinnt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gerannt" for "gewinnt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁant] versus [ɡəˈvɪnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gerannt" vs "gewinnt" - which ranks higher?
"gewinnt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,154 in our German list, against #17,592 for "gerannt". 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 "gerannt" 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 #1,905,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gerannt" and "gewinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerannt vs getränkt". 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 #1,905,034 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