gewann

/[ɡəˈvan]/ unknown

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,298

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

gewann is anGermanunknown. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von gewinnen Pronounced [ɡəˈvan]. It ranks #2,298 in German word frequency. Often confused with Gewinn and gewinnt.

Key facts for gewann
PropertyValue
Headwordgewann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ɡəˈvan]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,298
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gewann in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gewann is 6 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈvan]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,298 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for gewann, with forms such as "egwann", "geawnn", and "gewan". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewinn", "gewinnt", "gewinne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gewann, spelled G-E-W-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von gewinnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von gewinnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egwann,geawnn,gewan,gewnan,gewwann,ggewann,gweann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gewann

Misspelling Variants of "gewann"

egwann6geawnn6gewan5gewnan6gewwann7ggewann7gweann6
Misspelling Variants of "gewann"

Frequency rank: #2,298 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gewann"?
"gewann" is spelled G-E-W-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvan].
What does "gewann" mean?
As an unknown, "gewann" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von gewinnen
What words are commonly confused with "gewann"?
"gewann" is commonly confused with "Gewinn", "gewinnt", "gewinne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewann" is [ɡəˈvan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewann" come from?
"gewann" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.