Which to use
“batterie” and “battery” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,872
- “batterie” frequency rank
- #48,753
- “battery” frequency rank
- 56625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | batterie | battery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Batterie, Artillerieeinheit | Energiespeicher und eine Stromquelle, die auf der Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie basiert; Batterie |
Where the eye mixes batterie and battery
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. batterie runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against battery's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses batterie with battery
A purely visual mix-up. batterie ([ba.tʁi]) and battery ([bætərɪ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
batterie is recorded at frequency rank #7,872, classified as anoun, pronounced [ba.tʁi]. battery is at rank #48,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bætərɪ].
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 56625, this pair ranks #933,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of batterie vs battery
Shared letters: abert. Private to "batterie": i. Private to "battery": y.
"batterie" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "battery" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "batterie" and "battery" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "batterie" or "battery"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "batterie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "battery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #933,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "batterie" and "battery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battery vs better". 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 #933,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.