Which to use
“gewannen” and “gewinnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,053
- “gewannen” frequency rank
- #857
- “gewinnen” frequency rank
- 7910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewannen | gewinnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen | einen Wettkampf, einen Wettstreit, ein Streitgespräch oder Ähnliches zu seinem Vorteil und Nutzen entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes gewannen and gewinnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewannen and gewinnen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gewannen vs gewinnen
A purely visual mix-up. gewannen ([ɡəˈvanən]) and gewinnen ([ɡəˈvɪnən]) 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 a single letter - a in “gewannen” becomes i in “gewinnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7910, 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]. gewinnen is at rank #857, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnən].
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 7910, this pair ranks #1,986,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewannen vs gewinnen
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewannen": a. Private to "gewinnen": i.
"gewannen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewinnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewannen" and "gewinnen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gewannen" vs "gewinnen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewinnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewannen" and "gewinnen" 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 #1,986,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.