Which to use
“gewinnen” is a verb and “Gewinner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #857
- “gewinnen” frequency rank
- #3,379
- “Gewinner” frequency rank
- 4236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewinnen | Gewinner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wettkampf, einen Wettstreit, ein Streitgespräch oder Ähnliches zu seinem Vorteil und Nutzen entscheiden | Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat |
Where the eye mixes gewinnen and Gewinner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gewinnen vs Gewinner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewinnen is [ɡəˈvɪnən] while Gewinner is [ɡəˈvɪnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “gewinnen” becomes r in “Gewinner”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewinnen is recorded at frequency rank #857, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnən]. Gewinner is at rank #3,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnɐ].
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 4236, this pair ranks #1,998,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewinnen vs Gewinner
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "gewinnen": -. Private to "Gewinner": r.
"gewinnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewinner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewinnen" and "Gewinner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gewinnen" vs "Gewinner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewinnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewinnen" and "Gewinner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesinnten vs gewinnen". 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 #1,998,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.