Which to use
“Beispiele” and “Beispielen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,193
- “Beispiele” frequency rank
- #11,185
- “Beispielen” frequency rank
- 13378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beispiele | Beispielen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Beispiel | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Beispiel |
Where the eye mixes Beispiele and Beispielen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Beispiele runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCV) against Beispielen's 10 (CVVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Beispiele with Beispielen
A purely visual mix-up. Beispiele ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlə]) and Beispielen ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlən]) 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) - “Beispiele” sits inside “Beispielen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beispiele is recorded at frequency rank #2,193, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlə]. Beispielen is at rank #11,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlən].
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 13378, this pair ranks #1,958,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beispiele vs Beispielen
Shared letters: beilps. Private to "Beispiele": -. Private to "Beispielen": n.
"Beispiele" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "Beispielen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beispiele ← bbeispiele · beipsiele · beisipele · beispeile · beispieel · beispielle · beispilee · beisppiele
- Beispielen ← bbeispielen · beipsielen · beisipelen · beispeilen · beispieeln · beispielenn · beispiellen · beispielne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beispiele" and "Beispielen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Beispiele" or "Beispielen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Beispiele" and "Beispielen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beispiele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beispielen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beispiele" and "Beispielen" 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 #1,958,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.