Which to use
“Begegnung” and “Begegnungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,592
- “Begegnung” frequency rank
- #8,176
- “Begegnungen” frequency rank
- 12768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Begegnung | Begegnungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammentreffen von Personen, Fahrzeugen oder anderen Objekten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Begegnung |
Where the eye mixes Begegnung and Begegnungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Begegnung runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Begegnungen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Begegnung vs Begegnungen
A purely visual mix-up. Begegnung ([bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]) and Begegnungen ([bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋən]) 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) - “Begegnung” sits inside “Begegnungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Begegnung is recorded at frequency rank #4,592, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋ]. Begegnungen is at rank #8,176, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɡnʊŋən].
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 12768, this pair ranks #1,962,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Begegnung vs Begegnungen
Shared letters: begnu. Private to "Begegnung": -. Private to "Begegnungen": -.
"Begegnung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Begegnungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Begegnung ← bbegegnung · beeggnung · begeggnung · begegnnug · begegnnung · begegnugn · begegnungg · begegnunng
- Begegnungen ← bbegegnungen · beeggnungen · begeggnungen · begegnnugen · begegnnungen · begegnugnen · begegnunegn · begegnungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Begegnung" and "Begegnungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Begegnung" vs "Begegnungen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Begegnung" and "Begegnungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Begegnung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Begegnungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Begegnung" and "Begegnungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Begegnung vs Belegung". 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 #1,962,155 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.