DarbietungvsDarbietungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,861
“Darbietung” frequency rank
#30,503
“Darbietungen” frequency rank
50364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Darbietung Darbietungen
Definition der Vorgang des Darbietens oder die Präsentation eines Stückes (Theater-, Musikstück) oder eines bestimmten Stoffes (Lehrstoff oder Ähnlichem) Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Darbietung

Where the eye mixes Darbietung and Darbietungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Darbietung runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against Darbietungen's 12 (CVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Darbietung
12 ch
Darbietungen

Look-alike desk: Darbietung vs Darbietungen

A purely visual mix-up. Darbietung ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋ]) and Darbietungen ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋən]) 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) - “Darbietung” sits inside “Darbietungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Darbietung is recorded at frequency rank #19,861, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋ]. Darbietungen is at rank #30,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋən].

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 50364, this pair ranks #1,176,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Darbietung vs Darbietungen

Shared letters: abdeginrtu. Private to "Darbietung": -. Private to "Darbietungen": -.

"Darbietung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC  ·  "Darbietungen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Darbietung ← adrbietung · dabrietung · darbbietung · darbeitung · darbietnug · darbiettung · darbietugn · darbietungg
  • Darbietungen ← adrbietungen · dabrietungen · darbbietungen · darbeitungen · darbietnugen · darbiettungen · darbietugnen · darbietunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Darbietung" and "Darbietungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdaːɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋ] versus [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Darbietung" or "Darbietungen"?
"Darbietung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,861 in our German list, against #30,503 for "Darbietungen". 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 "Darbietung" and "Darbietungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Darbietung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Darbietungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,176,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #1,176,480 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