Which to use
“Berechtigung” and “Berechtigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,020
- “Berechtigung” frequency rank
- #44,480
- “Berechtigungen” frequency rank
- 58500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Berechtigung | Berechtigungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befugnis etwas zu tun | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Berechtigung |
Where the eye mixes Berechtigung and Berechtigungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Berechtigung runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCVCVCC) against Berechtigungen's 14 (CVCVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Berechtigung and Berechtigungen
A purely visual mix-up. Berechtigung ([bəˈʁɛçtɪɡʊŋ]) and Berechtigungen ([bəˈʁɛçtɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Berechtigung” sits inside “Berechtigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Berechtigung is recorded at frequency rank #14,020, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçtɪɡʊŋ]. Berechtigungen is at rank #44,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçtɪɡʊŋən].
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 58500, this pair ranks #860,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Berechtigung vs Berechtigungen
Shared letters: bceghinrtu. Private to "Berechtigung": -. Private to "Berechtigungen": -.
"Berechtigung" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCC · "Berechtigungen" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Berechtigung ← bberechtigung · beerchtigung · bercehtigung · berecchtigung · berechhtigung · berechitgung · berechtgiung · berechtiggung
- Berechtigungen ← bberechtigungen · beerchtigungen · bercehtigungen · berecchtigungen · berechhtigungen · berechitgungen · berechtgiungen · berechtiggungen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Berechtigung" for "Berechtigungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Berechtigung" vs "Berechtigungen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Berechtigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Berechtigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Berechtigung" and "Berechtigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Berechtigungen vs Besichtigungen". 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 #860,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.