Which to use
“gewonnene” and “gewordene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,598
- “gewonnene” frequency rank
- #13,849
- “gewordene” frequency rank
- 31447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewonnene | gewordene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewonnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geworden |
Where the eye mixes gewonnene and gewordene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gewonnene and gewordene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gewonnene and gewordene
A purely visual mix-up. gewonnene ([ɡəˈvɔnənə]) and gewordene ([ɡəˈvɔʁdənə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31447, 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]. gewordene is at rank #13,849, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁdənə].
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 31447, this pair ranks #1,727,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewonnene vs gewordene
Shared letters: egnow. Private to "gewonnene": -. Private to "gewordene": dr.
"gewonnene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gewordene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gewonnene" and "gewordene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gewonnene" or "gewordene"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gewonnene" and "gewordene" 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 "gewordene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,727,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewonnene" and "gewordene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geworben 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 #1,727,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.