Which to use
“Allergie” and “Allergien” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,794
- “Allergie” frequency rank
- #22,609
- “Allergien” frequency rank
- 41403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Allergie | Allergien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heftige Immunreaktion auf normalerweise harmlose Substanzen oder Umweltstoffe | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Allergie |
Where the eye mixes Allergie and Allergien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Allergie vs Allergien
A purely visual mix-up. Allergie ([ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]) and Allergien ([ˌalɛʁˈɡiːən]) 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) - “Allergie” sits inside “Allergien”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Allergie is recorded at frequency rank #18,794, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌalɛʁˈɡiː]. Allergien is at rank #22,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌalɛʁˈɡiːən].
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 41403, this pair ranks #1,480,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Allergie vs Allergien
Shared letters: aegilr. Private to "Allergie": -. Private to "Allergien": n.
"Allergie" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "Allergien" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Allergie" and "Allergien" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Allergie" vs "Allergien" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Allergie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Allergien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,480,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Allergie" and "Allergien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allergien vs Allergiker". 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 #1,480,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.