Which to use
“gewinnen” is a verb and “Gewinns” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #857
- “gewinnen” frequency rank
- #32,566
- “Gewinns” frequency rank
- 33423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewinnen | Gewinns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wettkampf, einen Wettstreit, ein Streitgespräch oder Ähnliches zu seinem Vorteil und Nutzen entscheiden | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewinn |
Where the eye mixes gewinnen and Gewinns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gewinnen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Gewinns's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gewinnen vs Gewinns
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewinnen is [ɡəˈvɪnən] while Gewinns is [ɡəˈvɪns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewinnen is recorded at frequency rank #857, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnən]. 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 33423, this pair ranks #1,686,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewinnen vs Gewinns
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "gewinnen": -. Private to "Gewinns": s.
"gewinnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewinns" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewinnen" for "Gewinns" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gewinnen" or "Gewinns"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewinnen" and "Gewinns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewinnen" 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 #1,686,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewinnen" 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 #1,686,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.