Which to use
“Gewinner” is a noun and “gewonnen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,379
- “Gewinner” frequency rank
- #1,258
- “gewonnen” frequency rank
- 4637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewinner | gewonnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes Gewinner and gewonnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Gewinner and gewonnen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gewinner is [ɡəˈvɪnɐ] while gewonnen is [ɡəˈvɔnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4637, 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]. gewonnen is at rank #1,258, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔnən].
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 4637, this pair ranks #1,997,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewinner vs gewonnen
Shared letters: egnw. Private to "Gewinner": ir. Private to "gewonnen": o.
"Gewinner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewonnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gewinner" and "gewonnen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gewinner" or "gewonnen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gewinner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewinner" and "gewonnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewänder vs Gewinner". 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 #1,997,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.