Which to use
“behindern” is a verb and “Behinderung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,017
- “behindern” frequency rank
- #5,914
- “Behinderung” frequency rank
- 19931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behindern | Behinderung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | stören, an etwas hindern, von etwas abhalten | körperliche oder psychische Funktionsstörung einer Person, so dass sie von dem für das Lebensalter typischen Zustand abweicht und daher ihre Teilhabe am Leben der Gesellschaft beeinträchtigt ist |
Where the eye mixes behindern and Behinderung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. behindern runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Behinderung's 11 (CVCVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: behindern vs Behinderung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behindern is [bəˈhɪndɐn] while Behinderung is [bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behindern is recorded at frequency rank #14,017, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhɪndɐn]. Behinderung is at rank #5,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ].
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 19931, this pair ranks #1,903,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behindern vs Behinderung
Shared letters: bdehinr. Private to "behindern": -. Private to "Behinderung": gu.
"behindern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Behinderung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- behindern ← bbehindern · behhindern · behidnern · behinddern · behindenr · behindernn · behinderrn · behindren
- Behinderung ← bbehinderung · behhinderung · behidnerung · behindderung · behindernug · behinderrung · behinderugn · behinderungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behindern" for "Behinderung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "behindern" vs "Behinderung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "behindern" and "Behinderung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "behindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Behinderung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behindern" and "Behinderung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Behinderung vs Bewunderung". 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 #1,903,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.