BörsevsBörsenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,413
“Börse” frequency rank
#12,683
“Börsen” frequency rank
17096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Börse Börsen
Definition Ort/Gebäude des geordneten Wertpapier-, Devisen- oder Warenhandels Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Börse

Where the eye mixes Börse and Börsen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Börse
6 ch
Börsen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Börse ([ˈbœʁzə]) and Börsen ([ˈbœʁzn̩]) 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) - “Börse” sits inside “Börsen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Börse is recorded at frequency rank #4,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbœʁzə]. Börsen is at rank #12,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbœʁzn̩].

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 17096, this pair ranks #1,930,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Börse vs Börsen

Shared letters: bersö. Private to "Börse": -. Private to "Börsen": n.

"Börse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Börsen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Börse" and "Börsen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbœʁzə] versus [ˈbœʁzn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Börse" or "Börsen"?
"Börse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,413 in our German list, against #12,683 for "Börsen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list