Which to use
“gewohnten” is an adjective and “gewonnen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,305
- “gewohnten” frequency rank
- #1,258
- “gewonnen” frequency rank
- 15563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewohnten | gewonnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewohnt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gewinnen |
Where the eye mixes gewohnten and gewonnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewohnten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gewonnen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gewohnten and gewonnen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewohnten is [ɡəˈvoːntn̩] while gewonnen is [ɡəˈvɔnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewohnten is recorded at frequency rank #14,305, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvoːntn̩]. 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 15563, this pair ranks #1,942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewohnten vs gewonnen
Shared letters: egnow. Private to "gewohnten": ht. Private to "gewonnen": -.
"gewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gewonnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewohnten" and "gewonnen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gewohnten" or "gewonnen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewohnten" and "gewonnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewohnten" 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 #1,942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewohnten" and "gewonnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewohnten vs gewollten". 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 #1,942,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.