BeratungsstellevsBeratungsstellenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#23,855
“Beratungsstelle” frequency rank
#31,959
“Beratungsstellen” frequency rank
55814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beratungsstelle Beratungsstellen
Definition meist öffentliche Dienststelle, wo man sich zu einem bestimmten Thema beraten lassen kann Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beratungsstelle

Where the eye mixes Beratungsstelle and Beratungsstellen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. Beratungsstelle runs 15 letters (CVCVCVCCCCCVCCV) against Beratungsstellen's 16 (CVCVCVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
Beratungsstelle
16 ch
Beratungsstellen

Visual trap between Beratungsstelle and Beratungsstellen

A purely visual mix-up. Beratungsstelle ([bəˈʁaːtʊŋsˌʃtɛlə]) and Beratungsstellen ([bəˈʁaːtʊŋsˌʃtɛlən]) 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) - “Beratungsstelle” sits inside “Beratungsstellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beratungsstelle is recorded at frequency rank #23,855, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaːtʊŋsˌʃtɛlə]. Beratungsstellen is at rank #31,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaːtʊŋsˌʃtɛlən].

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 55814, this pair ranks #964,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Beratungsstelle vs Beratungsstellen

Shared letters: abeglnrstu. Private to "Beratungsstelle": -. Private to "Beratungsstellen": -.

"Beratungsstelle" · 15 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCCCVCCV  ·  "Beratungsstellen" · 16 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beratungsstelle ← bberatungsstelle · beartungsstelle · beratnugsstelle · berattungsstelle · beratugnsstelle · beratunggsstelle · beratungssetlle · beratungsstele
  • Beratungsstellen ← bberatungsstellen · beartungsstellen · beratnugsstellen · berattungsstellen · beratugnsstellen · beratunggsstellen · beratungssetllen · beratungssteleln

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Beratungsstelle" for "Beratungsstellen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁaːtʊŋsˌʃtɛlə] versus [bəˈʁaːtʊŋsˌʃtɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Beratungsstelle" or "Beratungsstellen" show up more?
"Beratungsstelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,855 in our German list, against #31,959 for "Beratungsstellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Beratungsstelle" and "Beratungsstellen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beratungsstelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Beratungsstellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #964,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #964,668 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