Gewinnung

[ɡəˈvɪnʊŋ]

/[ɡəˈvɪnʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Gewinnung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,930
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Gewinnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewinnung · Gewinnung · German

Gewinnung · rank #12,930 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,930
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewerblichen

Nearest frequency peer: gewerblichen (-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 „Gewinnung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gewinnung“ 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).

Gewinnung vs Gewöhnung
78% similar
Gewinnung vs gewinnen
67% similar
Gewinnung vs Gesinnung
89% similar

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

Key facts for Gewinnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewinnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvɪnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,930
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gewinnung“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gewerblichen“ (#12,929), „Gleichheit“ (#12,931), „gewaltsam“ (#12,928). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewinnung“ bei #12,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gewinnung (IPA [ɡəˈvɪnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,930 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewinnung, with forms such as "egwinnung", "geiwnnung", and "gewinnnug". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gewöhnung", "gewinnen", "Gesinnung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gewinnung, spelled G-E-W-I-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Gewinnen
  2. 2
    Erlangen von Werten, ohne sie selbst zu erzeugen oder einzusammeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Gewinnung von Meersalz aus Meerwasser setzt ein warmes Klima voraus und erfolgt in mehreren Stufen.“
  2. [Erdgas:] „Nur gut 10 Prozent des Gases wird hierzulande zur Gewinnung von Strom genutzt.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egwinnung
  • geiwnnung
  • gewinnnug
  • gewinnugn
  • gewinnungg
  • gewinnunng
  • gewinung
  • gewinunng
  • gewninung
  • gewwinnung
  • ggewinnung
  • gweinnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gewinnung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egwinnung2geiwnnung2gewinnnug2gewinnugn2gewinnungg1gewinnunng1gewinung1gewinunng2
Edit distance from "Gewinnung"

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 "Gewinnung"?
"Gewinnung" is spelled G-E-W-I-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪnʊŋ].
What does "Gewinnung" mean?
As a noun, "Gewinnung" means: das Gewinnen
What words are commonly confused with "Gewinnung"?
"Gewinnung" is commonly confused with "Gewöhnung", "gewinnen", "Gesinnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gewinnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewinnung" is [ɡəˈvɪnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewinnung" come from?
"Gewinnung" 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 "Gewinnung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list