BeerdigungvsBeerdigungenWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

10 ch
Beerdigung
12 ch
Beerdigungen

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

  • Beerdigungbbeerdigung · beedrigung · beerddigung · beerdgiung · beerdiggung · beerdignug · beerdigugn · beerdigungg
  • Beerdigungenbbeerdigungen · beedrigungen · beerddigungen · beerdgiungen · beerdiggungen · beerdignugen · beerdigugnen · beerdigunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Beerdigung" and "Beerdigungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ] versus [bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Beerdigung" or "Beerdigungen" show up more?
"Beerdigung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,605 in our German list, against #38,628 for "Beerdigungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list