Which to use
“gewannen” is a verb and “gewonnene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,053
- “gewannen” frequency rank
- #17,598
- “gewonnene” frequency rank
- 24651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewannen | gewonnene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewonnen |
Where the eye mixes gewannen and gewonnene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewannen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gewonnene's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewannen with gewonnene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewannen is [ɡəˈvanən] while gewonnene is [ɡəˈvɔnənə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24651, 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]. gewonnene is at rank #17,598, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔnənə].
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 24651, this pair ranks #1,844,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewannen vs gewonnene
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "gewannen": a. Private to "gewonnene": o.
"gewannen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewonnene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewannen" for "gewonnene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewannen" vs "gewonnene" - which ranks higher?
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 "gewannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewannen" and "gewonnene" 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 #1,844,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.