GewindevsgewinneWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Gewinde is a noun, gewinne is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Gewinde” is a noun and “gewinne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,805
“Gewinde” frequency rank
#3,738
“gewinne” frequency rank
39543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gewinde gewinne
Definition profilierte Einkerbung, die fortlaufend wendelartig um eine zylinderförmige Wandung – innen oder außen – in einer gewundenen Schraubenlinie verläuft. 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gewinde and gewinne apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Gewinde
7 ch
gewinne

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewinde is [ɡəˈvɪndə] while gewinne is [ɡəˈvɪnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “Gewinde” becomes n in “gewinne”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gewinde is recorded at frequency rank #35,805, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪndə]. 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 39543, this pair ranks #1,533,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gewinde vs gewinne

Shared letters: eginw. Private to "Gewinde": d. Private to "gewinne": -.

"Gewinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "gewinne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gewindeegwinde · geiwnde · gewidne · gewindde · gewined · gewinnde · gewnide · gewwinde
  • gewinneegwinne · geiwnne · gewine · gewnine · gewwinne · ggewinne · gweinne

Frequency comparison

Gewinde#35,805
gewinne#3,738

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gewinde" and "gewinne" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gewinde" is a noun and "gewinne" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Gewinde" or "gewinne"?
"gewinne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,738 in our German list, against #35,805 for "Gewinde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Gewinde vs gewinne

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gewinde”; for a verb, it's “gewinne”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gewinde” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list