Which to use
“Gewinner” and “Gewitter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,379
- “Gewinner” frequency rank
- #9,376
- “Gewitter” frequency rank
- 12755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewinner | Gewitter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat | Wettererscheinung mit Blitz und Donner, die meist mit starkem Niederschlag einhergeht |
Where the eye mixes Gewinner and Gewitter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gewinner vs Gewitter
A purely visual mix-up. Gewinner ([ɡəˈvɪnɐ]) and Gewitter ([ɡəˈvɪtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12755, 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]. Gewitter is at rank #9,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪtɐ].
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 12755, this pair ranks #1,962,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewinner vs Gewitter
Shared letters: egirw. Private to "Gewinner": n. Private to "Gewitter": t.
"Gewinner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Gewitter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gewinner" and "Gewitter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Gewinner" vs "Gewitter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewinner" and "Gewitter" 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 "Gewitter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewinner" and "Gewitter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewitter vs gezittert". 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 #1,962,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.