Gewinner

[ɡəˈvɪnɐ]

/[ɡəˈvɪnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewinner” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,379. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,379
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewinner · Gewinner · German

Gewinner · rank #3,379 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,379
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gespräche

Nearest frequency peer: Gespräche (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gewinner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gewinner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Gewinner vs gewinnt
63% similar
Gewinner vs Gewinns
75% similar
Gewinner vs gewonnen
63% similar

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

Key facts for Gewinner
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewinner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvɪnɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,379
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gewinner“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gewinnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gespräche“ (#3,378), „Grundlagen“ (#3,380), „gelöst“ (#3,377). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewinner“ bei #3,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gewinner (IPA [ɡəˈvɪnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,379 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewinner, with forms such as "egwinner", "geiwnner", and "gewinenr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gewinnt", "Gewinns", "gewonnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gewinner, spelled G-E-W-I-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat
  2. 2
    Person oder Institution, welche einen Preis in Form von Geld oder anderen Wertgegenständen aus einer Lotterie oder einem anderen Spiel erhält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Gewinner hat gut Lachen.
  2. Die Vorsitzende des Sportvereins überreichte den Gewinnern der Leichtathletikwettbewerbe ihre Pokale.

Synonyms

Sieger

Antonyms

Verlierer

This word in other languages

winner(English)ganador(Español)gagnant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwinner
  • geiwnner
  • gewinenr
  • gewiner
  • gewinnerr
  • gewinnre
  • gewniner
  • gewwinner
  • ggewinner
  • gweinner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gewinner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egwinner2geiwnner2gewinenr2gewiner1gewinnerr1gewinnre2gewniner2gewwinner1
Edit distance from "Gewinner"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gewinner"?
"Gewinner" is spelled G-E-W-I-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪnɐ].
What does "Gewinner" mean?
As a noun, "Gewinner" means: Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat
What words are commonly confused with "Gewinner"?
"Gewinner" 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 "Gewinner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewinner" is [ɡəˈvɪnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewinner" come from?
"Gewinner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

erfasst10 variantsdarfst10 variantsbeenden10 variantsTelekom10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list