Which to use
“gewinne” is a verb and “Gewinns” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,738
- “gewinne” frequency rank
- #32,566
- “Gewinns” frequency rank
- 36304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewinne | Gewinns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewinn |
Where the eye mixes gewinne and Gewinns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewinne (CVCVCCV) and Gewinns (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gewinne with Gewinns
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewinne is [ɡəˈvɪnə] while Gewinns is [ɡəˈvɪns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “gewinne” becomes s in “Gewinns”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewinne is recorded at frequency rank #3,738, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnə]. 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 36304, this pair ranks #1,618,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewinne vs Gewinns
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "gewinne": -. Private to "Gewinns": s.
"gewinne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gewinns" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewinne" for "Gewinns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewinne" vs "Gewinns" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewinne" and "Gewinns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewinne" 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 #1,618,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewinne" 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 #1,618,950 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.