ArtikelnvsArtikelsTell them apart

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

#7,721
“Artikeln” frequency rank
#8,510
“Artikels” frequency rank
16231
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Artikeln Artikels
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Artikel Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Artikel

Where the eye mixes Artikeln and Artikels

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Artikeln and Artikels follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
Artikeln
8 ch
Artikels

Visual trap between Artikeln and Artikels

A purely visual mix-up. Artikeln ([ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩n]) and Artikels ([ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩s]) 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 a single letter - n in “Artikeln” becomes s in “Artikels”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Artikeln is recorded at frequency rank #7,721, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩n]. Artikels is at rank #8,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩s].

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 16231, this pair ranks #1,937,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Artikeln vs Artikels

Shared letters: aeiklrt. Private to "Artikeln": n. Private to "Artikels": s.

"Artikeln" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "Artikels" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Artikeln ← aritkeln · arrtikeln · artiekln · artikelln · artikelnn · artikenl · artikkeln · artiklen
  • Artikels ← aritkels · arrtikels · artiekls · artikells · artikelss · artikesl · artikkels · artikles

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Artikeln" and "Artikels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩n] versus [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Artikeln" vs "Artikels" - which ranks higher?
"Artikeln" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,721 in our German list, against #8,510 for "Artikels". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Artikeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Artikels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,937,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Artikeln" and "Artikels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antikes vs Artikels". 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 #1,937,511 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