Which to use
“gewonnene” and “gewonnenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,598
- “gewonnene” frequency rank
- #11,888
- “gewonnenen” frequency rank
- 29486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewonnene | gewonnenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewonnen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewonnen |
Where the eye mixes gewonnene and gewonnenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gewonnene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gewonnenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewonnene with gewonnenen
A purely visual mix-up. gewonnene ([ɡəˈvɔnənə]) and gewonnenen ([ɡəˈvɔnənən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gewonnene” sits inside “gewonnenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewonnene is recorded at frequency rank #17,598, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔnənə]. gewonnenen is at rank #11,888, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔnənən].
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 29486, this pair ranks #1,765,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewonnene vs gewonnenen
Shared letters: egnow. Private to "gewonnene": -. Private to "gewonnenen": -.
"gewonnene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gewonnenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewonnene ← egwonnene · geownnene · gewnonene · gewonene · gewonenne · gewonneen · gewonnnee · gewwonnene
- gewonnenen ← egwonnenen · geownnenen · gewnonenen · gewonenen · gewonennen · gewonneenn · gewonnenenn · gewonnenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewonnene" and "gewonnenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewonnene" or "gewonnenen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewonnene" and "gewonnenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewonnenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,765,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewonnene" and "gewonnenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewonnene vs gewordene". 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 #1,765,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.