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“Beispiel” and “Beispiele” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#389
“Beispiel” frequency rank
#2,193
“Beispiele” frequency rank
2582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beispiel Beispiele
Definition Einzelfall, der zufällig aus einer Menge genommen wurde, der als Erklärung oder Nachweis dient Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Beispiel

Where the eye mixes Beispiel and Beispiele

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Beispiel runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against Beispiele's 9 (CVVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Beispiel
9 ch
Beispiele

Look-alike desk: Beispiel vs Beispiele

A purely visual mix-up. Beispiel ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːl]) and Beispiele ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Beispiel” sits inside “Beispiele”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beispiel is recorded at frequency rank #389, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːl]. Beispiele is at rank #2,193, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlə].

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 2582, this pair ranks #2,002,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Beispiel vs Beispiele

Shared letters: beilps. Private to "Beispiel": -. Private to "Beispiele": -.

"Beispiel" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC  ·  "Beispiele" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beispiel ← bbeispiel · beipsiel · beisipel · beispeil · beispiell · beispile · beisppiel · beisspiel
  • Beispiele ← bbeispiele · beipsiele · beisipele · beispeile · beispieel · beispielle · beispilee · beisppiele

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Beispiel" and "Beispiele" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːl] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Beispiel" or "Beispiele"?
"Beispiel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #389 in our German list, against #2,193 for "Beispiele". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Beispiel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Beispiele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,002,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beispiel" and "Beispiele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beispiele vs bespielt". 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 #2,002,031 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