Which to use
“Befestigung” and “Befestigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,514
- “Befestigung” frequency rank
- #40,422
- “Befestigungen” frequency rank
- 54936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Befestigung | Befestigungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handlung, etwas an einem Gegenstand festzumachen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Befestigung |
Where the eye mixes Befestigung and Befestigungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Befestigung runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVCC) against Befestigungen's 13 (CVCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Befestigung vs Befestigungen
A purely visual mix-up. Befestigung ([bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]) and Befestigungen ([bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Befestigung” sits inside “Befestigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Befestigung is recorded at frequency rank #14,514, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]. Befestigungen is at rank #40,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋən].
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 54936, this pair ranks #999,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Befestigung vs Befestigungen
Shared letters: befginstu. Private to "Befestigung": -. Private to "Befestigungen": -.
"Befestigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC · "Befestigungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Befestigung ← bbefestigung · beefstigung · befesitgung · befesstigung · befestgiung · befestiggung · befestignug · befestigugn
- Befestigungen ← bbefestigungen · beefstigungen · befesitgungen · befesstigungen · befestgiungen · befestiggungen · befestignugen · befestigugnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Befestigung" and "Befestigungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Befestigung" or "Befestigungen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Befestigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Befestigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #999,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Befestigung" and "Befestigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Befestigungen vs Belästigungen". 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 #999,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.