BotschaftenvsBotschaftersWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,056
“Botschaften” frequency rank
#35,114
“Botschafters” frequency rank
45170
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Botschaften Botschafters
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Botschaft Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Botschafter

Where the eye mixes Botschaften and Botschafters

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Botschaften
12 ch
Botschafters

Look-alike desk: Botschaften vs Botschafters

A purely visual mix-up. Botschaften ([ˈboːtʃaftən]) and Botschafters ([ˈboːtˌʃaftɐs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Botschaften is recorded at frequency rank #10,056, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːtʃaftən]. Botschafters is at rank #35,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːtˌʃaftɐs].

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 45170, this pair ranks #1,362,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Botschaften vs Botschafters

Shared letters: abcefhost. Private to "Botschaften": n. Private to "Botschafters": r.

"Botschaften" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "Botschafters" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Botschaftenbbotschaften · bostchaften · botcshaften · botscahften · botscchaften · botschafetn · botschafften · botschaftenn
  • Botschaftersbbotschafters · bostchafters · botcshafters · botscahfters · botscchafters · botschafetrs · botschaffters · botschafterrs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Botschaften" for "Botschafters" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈboːtʃaftən] versus [ˈboːtˌʃaftɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Botschaften" or "Botschafters"?
"Botschaften" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,056 in our German list, against #35,114 for "Botschafters". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Botschaften" and "Botschafters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Botschaften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Botschafters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,362,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Botschaften" and "Botschafters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Botschafterin 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 #1,362,101 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