AnschuldigungvsAnschuldigungenWhich spelling fits?

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“Anschuldigung” and “Anschuldigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,907
“Anschuldigung” frequency rank
#14,498
“Anschuldigungen” frequency rank
47405
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anschuldigung Anschuldigungen
Definition Vorwurf einer Schuld Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anschuldigung

Where the eye mixes Anschuldigung and Anschuldigungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

13 ch
Anschuldigung
15 ch
Anschuldigungen

Why the eye confuses Anschuldigung with Anschuldigungen

A purely visual mix-up. Anschuldigung ([ˈanˌʃʊldɪɡʊŋ]) and Anschuldigungen ([ˈanˌʃʊldɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Anschuldigung” sits inside “Anschuldigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anschuldigung is recorded at frequency rank #32,907, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃʊldɪɡʊŋ]. Anschuldigungen is at rank #14,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃʊldɪɡʊŋən].

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 47405, this pair ranks #1,285,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anschuldigung vs Anschuldigungen

Shared letters: acdghilnsu. Private to "Anschuldigung": -. Private to "Anschuldigungen": e.

"Anschuldigung" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCVCC  ·  "Anschuldigungen" · 15 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anschuldigungancshuldigung · annschuldigung · anscchuldigung · anschhuldigung · anschludigung · anschudligung · anschulddigung · anschuldgiung
  • Anschuldigungenancshuldigungen · annschuldigungen · anscchuldigungen · anschhuldigungen · anschludigungen · anschudligungen · anschulddigungen · anschuldgiungen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anschuldigung" and "Anschuldigungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌʃʊldɪɡʊŋ] versus [ˈanˌʃʊldɪɡʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Anschuldigung" or "Anschuldigungen" show up more?
"Anschuldigungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,498 in our German list, against #32,907 for "Anschuldigung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anschuldigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anschuldigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,285,427 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 #1,285,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list