Which to use
“Benachrichtigung” and “Benachrichtigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,834
- “Benachrichtigung” frequency rank
- #26,331
- “Benachrichtigungen” frequency rank
- 45165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Benachrichtigung | Benachrichtigungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorgang der mündlichen oder schriftlichen Nachricht, Mitteilung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Benachrichtigung |
Where the eye mixes Benachrichtigung and Benachrichtigungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. Benachrichtigung runs 16 letters (CVCVCCCVCCCVCVCC) against Benachrichtigungen's 18 (CVCVCCCVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Benachrichtigung with Benachrichtigungen
A purely visual mix-up. Benachrichtigung ([bəˈnaːxˌʁɪçtɪɡʊŋ]) and Benachrichtigungen ([bəˈnaːxˌʁɪçtɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Benachrichtigung” sits inside “Benachrichtigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Benachrichtigung is recorded at frequency rank #18,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈnaːxˌʁɪçtɪɡʊŋ]. Benachrichtigungen is at rank #26,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈnaːxˌʁɪçtɪɡʊŋən].
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 45165, this pair ranks #1,362,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Benachrichtigung vs Benachrichtigungen
Shared letters: abceghinrtu. Private to "Benachrichtigung": -. Private to "Benachrichtigungen": -.
"Benachrichtigung" · 16 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCCVCVCC · "Benachrichtigungen" · 18 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Benachrichtigung ← bbenachrichtigung · beanchrichtigung · benacchrichtigung · benachhrichtigung · benachirchtigung · benachrcihtigung · benachricchtigung · benachrichhtigung
- Benachrichtigungen ← bbenachrichtigungen · beanchrichtigungen · benacchrichtigungen · benachhrichtigungen · benachirchtigungen · benachrcihtigungen · benachricchtigungen · benachrichhtigungen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Benachrichtigung" and "Benachrichtigungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Benachrichtigung" or "Benachrichtigungen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Benachrichtigung" and "Benachrichtigungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Benachrichtigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Benachrichtigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Benachrichtigung" and "Benachrichtigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "benachrichtigen vs Benachrichtigung". 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 #1,362,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.