Which to use
“Bestimmung” and “Bestimmungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,250
- “Bestimmung” frequency rank
- #4,495
- “Bestimmungen” frequency rank
- 9745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bestimmung | Bestimmungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Vorgang des Bestimmens | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bestimmung |
Where the eye mixes Bestimmung and Bestimmungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Bestimmung runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against Bestimmungen's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bestimmung with Bestimmungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bestimmung ([bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]) and Bestimmungen ([bəˈʃtɪmʊŋən]) 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) - “Bestimmung” sits inside “Bestimmungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bestimmung is recorded at frequency rank #5,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]. Bestimmungen is at rank #4,495, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋən].
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 9745, this pair ranks #1,978,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bestimmung vs Bestimmungen
Shared letters: begimnstu. Private to "Bestimmung": -. Private to "Bestimmungen": -.
"Bestimmung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Bestimmungen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bestimmung ← bbestimmung · besitmmung · besstimmung · bestimmnug · bestimmugn · bestimmungg · bestimmunng · bestimumng
- Bestimmungen ← bbestimmungen · besitmmungen · besstimmungen · bestimmnugen · bestimmugnen · bestimmunegn · bestimmungenn · bestimmunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bestimmung" and "Bestimmungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bestimmung" or "Bestimmungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bestimmung" and "Bestimmungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bestimmung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bestimmungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bestimmung" and "Bestimmungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestimmenden vs Bestimmungen". 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 #1,978,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.