Which to use
“Botschaft” and “Botschaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,704
- “Botschaft” frequency rank
- #10,056
- “Botschaften” frequency rank
- 12760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Botschaft | Botschaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Mitteilung von jemandem | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Botschaft |
Where the eye mixes Botschaft and Botschaften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Botschaft and Botschaften
A purely visual mix-up. Botschaft ([ˈboːtʃaft]) and Botschaften ([ˈboːtʃaftən]) 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) - “Botschaft” sits inside “Botschaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Botschaft is recorded at frequency rank #2,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːtʃaft]. Botschaften is at rank #10,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːtʃaftən].
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 12760, this pair ranks #1,962,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Botschaft vs Botschaften
Shared letters: abcfhost. Private to "Botschaft": -. Private to "Botschaften": en.
"Botschaft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "Botschaften" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Botschaft ← bbotschaft · bostchaft · botcshaft · botscahft · botscchaft · botschafft · botschaftt · botschatf
- Botschaften ← bbotschaften · bostchaften · botcshaften · botscahften · botscchaften · botschafetn · botschafften · botschaftenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Botschaft" and "Botschaften" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Botschaft" or "Botschaften" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Botschaft" and "Botschaften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Botschaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Botschaften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Botschaft" and "Botschaften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Botschaften vs Botschafters". 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 #1,962,210 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.