Which to use
“Blutung” and “Blutungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,196
- “Blutung” frequency rank
- #19,852
- “Blutungen” frequency rank
- 40048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blutung | Blutungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Austritt von Blut aus dem Gefäßsystem (intrakorporal) in eine andere Körperhöhle (ein anderes Kompartiment) oder (extrakorporal) aus dem Körper heraus | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Blutung |
Where the eye mixes Blutung and Blutungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Blutung runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against Blutungen's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Blutung and Blutungen
A purely visual mix-up. Blutung ([ˈbluːtʊŋ]) and Blutungen ([ˈbluːtʊŋən]) 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) - “Blutung” sits inside “Blutungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blutung is recorded at frequency rank #20,196, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːtʊŋ]. Blutungen is at rank #19,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbluːtʊŋən].
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 40048, this pair ranks #1,519,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blutung vs Blutungen
Shared letters: bglntu. Private to "Blutung": -. Private to "Blutungen": e.
"Blutung" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "Blutungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Blutung" and "Blutungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Blutung" or "Blutungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blutung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blutungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blutung" and "Blutungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blutung vs Brüstung". 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 #1,519,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.