Which to use
“Gewähr” is a noun and “gewann” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,627
- “Gewähr” frequency rank
- #2,298
- “gewann” frequency rank
- 23925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewähr | gewann |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sicherheit, Bürgschaft, Garantie | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes Gewähr and gewann
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gewähr and gewann follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Gewähr with gewann
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewähr is [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯] while gewann is [ɡəˈvan]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewähr is recorded at frequency rank #21,627, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːɐ̯]. gewann is at rank #2,298, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ɡəˈvan].
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 23925, this pair ranks #1,854,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewähr vs gewann
Shared letters: egw. Private to "Gewähr": hrä. Private to "gewann": an.
"Gewähr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gewann" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewann ← egwann · geawnn · gewan · gewnan · gewwann · ggewann · gweann
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gewähr" and "gewann" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gewähr" or "gewann"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewähr" and "gewann" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewähr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewähr" and "gewann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemäht vs Gewähr". 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 #1,854,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.