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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gewinner" for "Gewinns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gewinner" vs "Gewinns" - which ranks higher?
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.