Which to use
“Gewinn” and “Gewinns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,967
- “Gewinn” frequency rank
- #32,566
- “Gewinns” frequency rank
- 34533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewinn | Gewinns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nutzen oder Vorteil, der aus einem Ereignis erzielt wird | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewinn |
Where the eye mixes Gewinn and Gewinns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Gewinn with Gewinns
A purely visual mix-up. Gewinn ([ɡəˈvɪn]) and Gewinns ([ɡəˈvɪns]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Gewinn” sits inside “Gewinns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewinn is recorded at frequency rank #1,967, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪn]. Gewinns is at rank #32,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪns].
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 34533, this pair ranks #1,661,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewinn vs Gewinns
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "Gewinn": -. Private to "Gewinns": s.
"Gewinn" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Gewinns" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gewinn" for "Gewinns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gewinn" vs "Gewinns" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewinn" and "Gewinns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,661,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewinn" and "Gewinns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesinnt vs Gewinns". 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 #1,661,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.