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“Altersgruppe” and “Altersgruppen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,798
- “Altersgruppe” frequency rank
- #17,208
- “Altersgruppen” frequency rank
- 35006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Altersgruppe | Altersgruppen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe von Personen gleichen Alters/gleicher Altersspanne | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Altersgruppe |
Where the eye mixes Altersgruppe and Altersgruppen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Altersgruppe runs 12 letters (VCCVCCCCVCCV) against Altersgruppen's 13 (VCCVCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Altersgruppe vs Altersgruppen
A purely visual mix-up. Altersgruppe ([ˈaltɐsˌɡʁʊpə]) and Altersgruppen ([ˈaltɐsˌɡʁʊpn̩]) 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) - “Altersgruppe” sits inside “Altersgruppen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Altersgruppe is recorded at frequency rank #17,798, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaltɐsˌɡʁʊpə]. Altersgruppen is at rank #17,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaltɐsˌɡʁʊpn̩].
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 35006, this pair ranks #1,650,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Altersgruppe vs Altersgruppen
Shared letters: aeglprstu. Private to "Altersgruppe": -. Private to "Altersgruppen": n.
"Altersgruppe" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCV · "Altersgruppen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Altersgruppe ← aletrsgruppe · alltersgruppe · altergsruppe · alterrsgruppe · altersggruppe · altersgrpupe · altersgrruppe · altersgrupe
- Altersgruppen ← aletrsgruppen · alltersgruppen · altergsruppen · alterrsgruppen · altersggruppen · altersgrpupen · altersgrruppen · altersgrupen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Altersgruppe" and "Altersgruppen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Altersgruppe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Altersgruppen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,650,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,650,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.