BotschaftvsBotschaftenTell them apart

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.

9 ch
Botschaft
11 ch
Botschaften

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

  • Botschaftbbotschaft · bostchaft · botcshaft · botscahft · botscchaft · botschafft · botschaftt · botschatf
  • Botschaftenbbotschaften · bostchaften · botcshaften · botscahften · botscchaften · botschafetn · botschafften · botschaftenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Botschaft" and "Botschaften" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈboːtʃaft] versus [ˈboːtʃaftən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Botschaft" or "Botschaften" show up more?
"Botschaft" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,704 in our German list, against #10,056 for "Botschaften". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list