Which to use
“Anregung” and “Anregungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,373
- “Anregung” frequency rank
- #8,167
- “Anregungen” frequency rank
- 19540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anregung | Anregungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorschlag, etwas zu tun oder zu unterlassen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anregung |
Where the eye mixes Anregung and Anregungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Anregung runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against Anregungen's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Anregung with Anregungen
A purely visual mix-up. Anregung ([ˈanʁeːɡʊŋ]) and Anregungen ([ˈanʁeːɡʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Anregung” sits inside “Anregungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anregung is recorded at frequency rank #11,373, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanʁeːɡʊŋ]. Anregungen is at rank #8,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanʁeːɡʊŋən].
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 19540, this pair ranks #1,907,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anregung vs Anregungen
Shared letters: aegnru. Private to "Anregung": -. Private to "Anregungen": -.
"Anregung" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "Anregungen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anregung ← anergung · annregung · anreggung · anregnug · anregugn · anregungg · anregunng · anreugng
- Anregungen ← anergungen · annregungen · anreggungen · anregnugen · anregugnen · anregunegn · anregungenn · anregunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Anregung" for "Anregungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Anregung" or "Anregungen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Anregung" and "Anregungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anregung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anregungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anregung" and "Anregungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anregend vs Anregung". 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 #1,907,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.