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“Abonnement” and “Abonnements” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,282
- “Abonnement” frequency rank
- #47,915
- “Abonnements” frequency rank
- 74197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abonnement | Abonnements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist durch Vorauszahlung gesichertes Anrecht auf (meist) regelmäßige Inanspruchnahme bestimmter Leistungen oder Waren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abonnement |
Where the eye mixes Abonnement and Abonnements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Abonnement runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCC) against Abonnements's 11 (VCVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Abonnement vs Abonnements
A purely visual mix-up. Abonnement ([abɔnəˈmɑ̃ː]) and Abonnements ([abɔnəˈmɑ̃ːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Abonnement” sits inside “Abonnements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abonnement is recorded at frequency rank #26,282, classified as anoun, pronounced [abɔnəˈmɑ̃ː]. Abonnements is at rank #47,915, tagged as anoun, pronounced [abɔnəˈmɑ̃ːs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74197, this pair ranks #339,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Abonnement vs Abonnements
Shared letters: abemnot. Private to "Abonnement": -. Private to "Abonnements": s.
"Abonnement" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCC · "Abonnements" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Abonnement ← abbonnement · abnonement · abonement · abonenment · abonneemnt · abonnemennt · abonnementt · abonnemetn
- Abonnements ← abbonnements · abnonements · abonements · abonenments · abonneemnts · abonnemennts · abonnemenst · abonnementss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abonnement" and "Abonnements" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Abonnement" or "Abonnements" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abonnement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abonnements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abonnement" and "Abonnements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abonnement vs Abonnent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #339,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.