Which to use
“gewannen” and “gewinne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,053
- “gewannen” frequency rank
- #3,738
- “gewinne” frequency rank
- 10791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewannen | gewinne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes gewannen and gewinne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewannen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gewinne's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewannen and gewinne
A purely visual mix-up. gewannen ([ɡəˈvanən]) and gewinne ([ɡəˈvɪnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewannen is recorded at frequency rank #7,053, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvanən]. 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 10791, this pair ranks #1,973,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewannen vs gewinne
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewannen": a. Private to "gewinne": i.
"gewannen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewinne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewannen" for "gewinne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewannen" vs "gewinne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewannen" and "gewinne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewannen" 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 #1,973,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewannen" and "gewinne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gesängen vs gewannen". 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 #1,973,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.