BeispielevsBeispielenWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

9 ch
Beispiele
10 ch
Beispielen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlə] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Beispiele" or "Beispielen"?
"Beispiele" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,193 in our German list, against #11,185 for "Beispielen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list