Which to use
“Athlet” and “Athleten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,197
- “Athlet” frequency rank
- #8,677
- “Athleten” frequency rank
- 35874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Athlet | Athleten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die sportlich aktiv ist, regelmäßig trainiert und meist an Wettkämpfen teilnimmt (besonders im Bereich der Leicht- und Schwerathletik) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Athlet |
Where the eye mixes Athlet and Athleten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Athlet vs Athleten
A purely visual mix-up. Athlet ([atˈleːt]) and Athleten ([atˈleːtn̩]) 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) - “Athlet” sits inside “Athleten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Athlet is recorded at frequency rank #27,197, classified as anoun, pronounced [atˈleːt]. Athleten is at rank #8,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [atˈleːtn̩].
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 35874, this pair ranks #1,629,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Athlet vs Athleten
Shared letters: aehlt. Private to "Athlet": -. Private to "Athleten": n.
"Athlet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "Athleten" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Athlet" for "Athleten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Athlet" or "Athleten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Athlet" and "Athleten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Athlet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Athleten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,629,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Athlet" and "Athleten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Äther vs Athlet". 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 #1,629,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.