Polyglot Dictionary

Gewinnspiel

/ɡəˈvɪnˌʃpiːl/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Gewinnspiele

Meaning

  1. prize draw

    Built from Gewinn (prize) + Spiel (game).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Gewinn prize
  • Spiel game

Similar words

verlosung

Gewinnspiel and Verlosung are close synonyms for "prize draw"; Verlosung is more specifically a raffle or lottery-style draw.

Similar in other languages

English

award

Close — a prize draw relates to an award.

Practice

1 What does Gewinnspiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie nahm an einem ___ teil.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gewinnspiel?

nouncompound

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