Which to use
“Gewinner” and “Gewinnern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,379
- “Gewinner” frequency rank
- #33,606
- “Gewinnern” frequency rank
- 36985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewinner | Gewinnern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gewinner |
Where the eye mixes Gewinner and Gewinnern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gewinner runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Gewinnern's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gewinner and Gewinnern
A purely visual mix-up. Gewinner ([ɡəˈvɪnɐ]) and Gewinnern ([ɡəˈvɪnɐn]) 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) - “Gewinner” sits inside “Gewinnern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewinner is recorded at frequency rank #3,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnɐ]. Gewinnern is at rank #33,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnɐn].
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 36985, this pair ranks #1,601,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewinner vs Gewinnern
Shared letters: eginrw. Private to "Gewinner": -. Private to "Gewinnern": -.
"Gewinner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewinnern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gewinner" for "Gewinnern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gewinner" or "Gewinnern"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewinner" and "Gewinnern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinnern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewinner" and "Gewinnern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewinnern vs gewittern". 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 #1,601,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.