Which to use
“Bildschirme” and “Bildschirmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,784
- “Bildschirme” frequency rank
- #34,015
- “Bildschirmen” frequency rank
- 60799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bildschirme | Bildschirmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bildschirm | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bildschirm |
Where the eye mixes Bildschirme and Bildschirmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Bildschirme runs 11 letters (CVCCCCCVCCV) against Bildschirmen's 12 (CVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bildschirme vs Bildschirmen
A purely visual mix-up. Bildschirme ([ˈbɪltˌʃɪʁmə]) and Bildschirmen ([ˈbɪltˌʃɪʁmən]) 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) - “Bildschirme” sits inside “Bildschirmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bildschirme is recorded at frequency rank #26,784, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪltˌʃɪʁmə]. Bildschirmen is at rank #34,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪltˌʃɪʁmən].
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 60799, this pair ranks #773,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bildschirme vs Bildschirmen
Shared letters: bcdehilmrs. Private to "Bildschirme": -. Private to "Bildschirmen": n.
"Bildschirme" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCV · "Bildschirmen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bildschirme ← bbildschirme · bidlschirme · bildcshirme · bilddschirme · bildscchirme · bildschhirme · bildschimre · bildschirem
- Bildschirmen ← bbildschirmen · bidlschirmen · bildcshirmen · bilddschirmen · bildscchirmen · bildschhirmen · bildschimren · bildschiremn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bildschirme" and "Bildschirmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bildschirme" or "Bildschirmen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bildschirme" and "Bildschirmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bildschirme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bildschirmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #773,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bildschirme" and "Bildschirmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bildschirm vs Bildschirmen". 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 #773,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.