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Which to use

“Gewinner” and “Gewinns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,379
“Gewinner” frequency rank
#32,566
“Gewinns” frequency rank
35945
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gewinner Gewinns
Definition Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewinn

Where the eye mixes Gewinner and Gewinns

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gewinner 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.

8 ch
Gewinner
7 ch
Gewinns

Visual trap between Gewinner and Gewinns

A purely visual mix-up. Gewinner ([ɡəˈvɪnɐ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35945, 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]. 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 35945, this pair ranks #1,627,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gewinner vs Gewinns

Shared letters: eginw. Private to "Gewinner": r. Private to "Gewinns": s.

"Gewinner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "Gewinns" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gewinneregwinner · geiwnner · gewinenr · gewiner · gewinnerr · gewinnre · gewniner · gewwinner
  • Gewinnsegwinns · geiwnns · gewinnss · gewins · gewinsn · gewnins · gewwinns · ggewinns

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Gewinner" for "Gewinns" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈvɪnɐ] versus [ɡəˈvɪns]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Gewinner" vs "Gewinns" - which ranks higher?
"Gewinner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,379 in our German list, against #32,566 for "Gewinns". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Gewinner" and "Gewinns" 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 "Gewinns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,627,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gewinner" 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 #1,627,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list