Which to use
“gewähren” and “gewannen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,328
- “gewähren” frequency rank
- #7,053
- “gewannen” frequency rank
- 14381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewähren | gewannen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas Erwünschtes zugestehen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes gewähren and gewannen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewähren and gewannen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gewähren with gewannen
A purely visual mix-up. gewähren ([ɡəˈvɛːʁən]) and gewannen ([ɡəˈvanən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewähren is recorded at frequency rank #7,328, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛːʁən]. gewannen is at rank #7,053, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvanən].
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 14381, this pair ranks #1,951,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewähren vs gewannen
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewähren": hrä. Private to "gewannen": a.
"gewähren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewannen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewannen ← egwannen · geawnnen · gewanen · gewanenn · gewannenn · gewannne · gewnanen · gewwannen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewähren" and "gewannen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewähren" or "gewannen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewähren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewannen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewähren" and "gewannen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemahlen vs gewähren". 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 #1,951,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.