Which to use
“Ausbildung” and “Ausbildungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #873
- “Ausbildung” frequency rank
- #21,891
- “Ausbildungen” frequency rank
- 22764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausbildung | Ausbildungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erlernen eines Berufes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausbildung |
Where the eye mixes Ausbildung and Ausbildungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Ausbildung runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCC) against Ausbildungen's 12 (VVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ausbildung with Ausbildungen
A purely visual mix-up. Ausbildung ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋ]) and Ausbildungen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋən]) 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) - “Ausbildung” sits inside “Ausbildungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausbildung is recorded at frequency rank #873, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋ]. Ausbildungen is at rank #21,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋən].
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 22764, this pair ranks #1,870,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausbildung vs Ausbildungen
Shared letters: abdgilnsu. Private to "Ausbildung": -. Private to "Ausbildungen": e.
"Ausbildung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC · "Ausbildungen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausbildung ← asubildung · aubsildung · ausbbildung · ausbidlung · ausbilddung · ausbildnug · ausbildugn · ausbildungg
- Ausbildungen ← asubildungen · aubsildungen · ausbbildungen · ausbidlungen · ausbilddungen · ausbildnugen · ausbildugnen · ausbildunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausbildung" and "Ausbildungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ausbildung" vs "Ausbildungen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausbildung" and "Ausbildungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbildung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbildungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausbildung" and "Ausbildungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abbildungen vs Ausbildungen". 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 #1,870,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.