Which to use
“Gesine” is a name and “gewinne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,201
- “Gesine” frequency rank
- #3,738
- “gewinne” frequency rank
- 44939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesine | gewinne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes Gesine and gewinne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gesine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against gewinne's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gesine and gewinne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesine is [ɡeˈziːnə] while gewinne is [ɡəˈvɪnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gesine is recorded at frequency rank #41,201, classified as aname, pronounced [ɡeˈziːnə]. gewinne is at rank #3,738, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnə].
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 44939, this pair ranks #1,369,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gesine vs gewinne
Shared letters: egin. Private to "Gesine": s. Private to "gewinne": w.
"Gesine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gewinne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gesine" for "gewinne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gesine" vs "gewinne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gesine" and "gewinne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewinne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,369,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesine" and "gewinne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gesine 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 #1,369,721 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.