Which to use
“Beleidigung” and “Beleidigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,444
- “Beleidigung” frequency rank
- #11,015
- “Beleidigungen” frequency rank
- 18459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beleidigung | Beleidigungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jede Verletzung der persönlichen Ehre eines anderen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beleidigung |
Where the eye mixes Beleidigung and Beleidigungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Beleidigung runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against Beleidigungen's 13 (CVCVVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Beleidigung and Beleidigungen
A purely visual mix-up. Beleidigung ([bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]) and Beleidigungen ([bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Beleidigung” sits inside “Beleidigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beleidigung is recorded at frequency rank #7,444, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]. Beleidigungen is at rank #11,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋən].
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 18459, this pair ranks #1,918,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beleidigung vs Beleidigungen
Shared letters: bdegilnu. Private to "Beleidigung": -. Private to "Beleidigungen": -.
"Beleidigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "Beleidigungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beleidigung ← bbeleidigung · beelidigung · belediigung · beleiddigung · beleidgiung · beleidiggung · beleidignug · beleidigugn
- Beleidigungen ← bbeleidigungen · beelidigungen · belediigungen · beleiddigungen · beleidgiungen · beleidiggungen · beleidignugen · beleidigugnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beleidigung" and "Beleidigungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Beleidigung" or "Beleidigungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beleidigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beleidigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beleidigung" and "Beleidigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beerdigungen vs Beleidigungen". 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 #1,918,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.