Which to use
“Beerdigung” and “Beerdigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,605
- “Beerdigung” frequency rank
- #38,628
- “Beerdigungen” frequency rank
- 50233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beerdigung | Beerdigungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist feierliche Beisetzung der sterblichen Überreste eines Toten in der Erde | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beerdigung |
Where the eye mixes Beerdigung and Beerdigungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Beerdigung vs Beerdigungen
A purely visual mix-up. Beerdigung ([bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]) and Beerdigungen ([bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Beerdigung” sits inside “Beerdigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beerdigung is recorded at frequency rank #11,605, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]. Beerdigungen is at rank #38,628, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋən].
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 50233, this pair ranks #1,181,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Beerdigung vs Beerdigungen
Shared letters: bdeginru. Private to "Beerdigung": -. Private to "Beerdigungen": -.
"Beerdigung" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC · "Beerdigungen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beerdigung ← bbeerdigung · beedrigung · beerddigung · beerdgiung · beerdiggung · beerdignug · beerdigugn · beerdigungg
- Beerdigungen ← bbeerdigungen · beedrigungen · beerddigungen · beerdgiungen · beerdiggungen · beerdignugen · beerdigugnen · beerdigunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Beerdigung" and "Beerdigungen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Beerdigung" or "Beerdigungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Beerdigung" and "Beerdigungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beerdigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beerdigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,181,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beerdigung" and "Beerdigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beerdigungen vs Beleidigungen". 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 #1,181,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.