Which to use
“gewannen” is a verb and “Gewinnern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,053
- “gewannen” frequency rank
- #33,606
- “Gewinnern” frequency rank
- 40659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewannen | Gewinnern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gewinner |
Where the eye mixes gewannen and Gewinnern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewannen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Gewinnern's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewannen with Gewinnern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewannen is [ɡəˈvanən] while Gewinnern is [ɡəˈvɪnɐn]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40659, 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]. Gewinnern is at rank #33,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnɐn].
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 40659, this pair ranks #1,502,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewannen vs Gewinnern
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewannen": a. Private to "Gewinnern": ir.
"gewannen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewinnern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewannen" and "Gewinnern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gewannen" vs "Gewinnern" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinnern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,502,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewannen" and "Gewinnern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewinnern vs gewittern". 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 #1,502,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.