Which to use
“gewonnen” is a verb and “gewonnene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,258
- “gewonnen” frequency rank
- #17,598
- “gewonnene” frequency rank
- 18856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewonnen | gewonnene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gewinnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewonnen |
Where the eye mixes gewonnen and gewonnene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gewonnen with gewonnene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewonnen is [ɡəˈvɔnən] while gewonnene is [ɡəˈvɔnənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gewonnen” sits inside “gewonnene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewonnen is recorded at frequency rank #1,258, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔnən]. gewonnene is at rank #17,598, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔnənə].
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 18856, this pair ranks #1,914,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewonnen vs gewonnene
Shared letters: egnow. Private to "gewonnen": -. Private to "gewonnene": -.
"gewonnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gewonnene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewonnen" for "gewonnene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewonnen" vs "gewonnene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewonnen" and "gewonnene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewinnern vs gewonnen". 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 #1,914,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.