Which to use
“Gewinde” is a noun and “gewinnt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,805
- “Gewinde” frequency rank
- #2,154
- “gewinnt” frequency rank
- 37959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewinde | gewinnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | profilierte Einkerbung, die fortlaufend wendelartig um eine zylinderförmige Wandung – innen oder außen – in einer gewundenen Schraubenlinie verläuft. | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes Gewinde and gewinnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gewinde (CVCVCCV) and gewinnt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Gewinde and gewinnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewinde is [ɡəˈvɪndə] while gewinnt is [ɡəˈvɪnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37959, 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]. gewinnt is at rank #2,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnt].
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 37959, this pair ranks #1,576,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewinde vs gewinnt
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "Gewinde": d. Private to "gewinnt": t.
"Gewinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gewinnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gewinde" for "gewinnt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gewinde" vs "gewinnt" - 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 "Gewinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewinnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,576,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewinde" and "gewinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerlinde vs Gewinde". 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 #1,576,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.