Which to use
“gewonnen” and “gönnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,258
- “gewonnen” frequency rank
- #8,216
- “gönnen” frequency rank
- 9474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewonnen | gönnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gewinnen | etwas Gutes angedeihen lassen, eine Gunst gewähren |
Where the eye mixes gewonnen and gönnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gewonnen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gönnen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gewonnen vs gönnen
A purely visual mix-up. gewonnen ([ɡəˈvɔnən]) and gönnen ([ˈɡœnən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9474, 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]. gönnen is at rank #8,216, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡœnən].
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 9474, this pair ranks #1,979,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewonnen vs gönnen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gewonnen": ow. Private to "gönnen": ö.
"gewonnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gönnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewonnen ← egwonnen · geownnen · gewnonen · gewonen · gewonenn · gewonnenn · gewonnne · gewwonnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewonnen" and "gönnen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gewonnen" or "gönnen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewonnen" and "gönnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gönnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewonnen" and "gönnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "golfen vs gönnen". 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 #1,979,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.