gewinnen

[ɡəˈvɪnən]

/[ɡəˈvɪnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gewinnen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#857
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Wettkampf, einen Wettstreit, ein Streitgespräch oder Ähnliches zu seinem Vorteil und Nutzen entscheiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewinnen · gewinnen · German

gewinnen · rank #857 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #857
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschrieben

Nearest frequency peer: geschrieben (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gewinnen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gewinnen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gewinnen vs gewinnt
75% similar
gewinnen vs Gewinns
63% similar
gewinnen vs gewonnen
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gewinnen
PropertyValue
Headwordgewinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈvɪnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#857
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gewinnen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gewinnen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gewinnen (IPA [ɡəˈvɪnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #857 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gewinnen, with forms such as "egwinnen", "geiwnnen", and "gewinen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gewinnt", "Gewinns", "gewonnen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gewinnen, spelled G-E-W-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Wettkampf, einen Wettstreit, ein Streitgespräch oder Ähnliches zu seinem Vorteil und Nutzen entscheiden
  2. 2
    in einem Kampf, Wettstreit oder Ähnlichem als Sieger beziehungsweise Siegerin hervorgehen
  3. 3
    Geld oder einen Sachwert bei einem Handel, einem Spiel oder Ähnlichem als Preis erhalten
  4. 4
    diesen unter [3] beschriebenen, finanziellen oder materiellen Gewinn einbringen, erbringen
  5. 5
    durch eigenen Aufwand, Einsatz, eigene Bemühung (und günstige Umstände) etwas Erstrebenswertes beziehungsweise Wünschenswertes erlangen
  6. 6
    zu einem bestimmten Ort (mühsam) gelangen
  7. 7
    jemanden veranlassen, an etwas teilzunehmen, mitzuwirken oder sich für etwas zu verwenden, sich um etwas zu bemühen; jemanden wohlgesinnt, wohlwollend beeindrucken
  8. 8
    sich zu seinen Gunsten verändern
  9. 9
    eine Zunahme von etwas (Angestrebtem) erreichen
  10. 10
    zumeist mineralische Rohstoffanreicherungen aus dem Erdinnern heraufholen, um diese (industriell) weiterzuverarbeiten; eine natürliche Rohstofflagerstätte (industriell) ausbeuten
  11. 11
    etwas aus einem Naturerzeugnis entstehen lassen, hervorbringen, produzieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gewinnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Mit Aufregung gewinnt man die Prozesse nicht, laß auch meine praktischen Erfahrungen ein wenig gelten, so wie ich deine, selbst wenn sie mich überraschen, immer und auch jetzt sehr achte.“
  2. „Das eine zu gewinnen, ohne das andere zu verlieren, scheint die Maxime der Polinnen zu sein.“

Synonyms

abkassiereneinheimseneinsackeneinsteckeneinstreichenprofitieren

Antonyms

verlieren

This word in other languages

win(English)ganar(Español)gagner(Français)ganhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwinnen
  • geiwnnen
  • gewinen
  • gewinenn
  • gewinnenn
  • gewinnne
  • gewninen
  • gewwinnen
  • ggewinnen
  • gweinnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gewinnen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egwinnen2geiwnnen2gewinen1gewinenn2gewinnenn1gewinnne2gewninen2gewwinnen1
Edit distance from "gewinnen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gewinnen"?
"gewinnen" is spelled G-E-W-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪnən].
What does "gewinnen" mean?
As a verb, "gewinnen" means: einen Wettkampf, einen Wettstreit, ein Streitgespräch oder Ähnliches zu seinem Vorteil und Nutzen entscheiden
What words are commonly confused with "gewinnen"?
"gewinnen" is commonly confused with "gewinnt", "Gewinns", "gewonnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gewinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewinnen" is [ɡəˈvɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewinnen" come from?
"gewinnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gewinnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

richtige#841deswegen#876Ergebnis#877Freundin#879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

kleiner10 variantsFebruar10 variantsunserem10 variantsfalsch10 variants

What to do next

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  • "gewinnen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gewinnt". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #857 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list