BevölkerungsgruppevsBevölkerungsgruppenConfusable pair

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

#40,437
“Bevölkerungsgruppe” frequency rank
#24,268
“Bevölkerungsgruppen” frequency rank
64705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bevölkerungsgruppe Bevölkerungsgruppen
Definition ein durch bestimmte Merkmale charakterisierter Teil der Gesamtbevölkerung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bevölkerungsgruppe

Where the eye mixes Bevölkerungsgruppe and Bevölkerungsgruppen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 18 letters in sequence. Bevölkerungsgruppe runs 18 letters (CVCVCCVCVCCCCCVCCV) against Bevölkerungsgruppen's 19 (CVCVCCVCVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

18 ch
Bevölkerungsgruppe
19 ch
Bevölkerungsgruppen

Visual trap between Bevölkerungsgruppe and Bevölkerungsgruppen

A purely visual mix-up. Bevölkerungsgruppe ([bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌɡʁʊpə]) and Bevölkerungsgruppen ([bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌɡʁʊpn̩]) 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) - “Bevölkerungsgruppe” sits inside “Bevölkerungsgruppen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bevölkerungsgruppe is recorded at frequency rank #40,437, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌɡʁʊpə]. Bevölkerungsgruppen is at rank #24,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌɡʁʊpn̩].

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 64705, this pair ranks #632,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bevölkerungsgruppe vs Bevölkerungsgruppen

Shared letters: begklnprsuvö. Private to "Bevölkerungsgruppe": -. Private to "Bevölkerungsgruppen": -.

"Bevölkerungsgruppe" · 18 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCCCCVCCV  ·  "Bevölkerungsgruppen" · 19 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCCCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bevölkerungsgruppe" and "Bevölkerungsgruppen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌɡʁʊpə] versus [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌɡʁʊpn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bevölkerungsgruppe" or "Bevölkerungsgruppen"?
"Bevölkerungsgruppen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,268 in our German list, against #40,437 for "Bevölkerungsgruppe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bevölkerungsgruppe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bevölkerungsgruppen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #632,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #632,196 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