Which to use
“Dehnung” and “Deutung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,098
- “Dehnung” frequency rank
- #15,062
- “Deutung” frequency rank
- 58160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dehnung | Deutung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Dehnen | Versuch, den tieferen Sinn einer Sache zu begreifen |
Where the eye mixes Dehnung and Deutung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dehnung and Deutung
A purely visual mix-up. Dehnung ([ˈdeːnʊŋ]) and Deutung ([ˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dehnung is recorded at frequency rank #43,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdeːnʊŋ]. Deutung is at rank #15,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋ].
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 58160, this pair ranks #873,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dehnung vs Deutung
Shared letters: degnu. Private to "Dehnung": h. Private to "Deutung": t.
"Dehnung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Deutung" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dehnung" for "Deutung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Dehnung" or "Deutung"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dehnung" and "Deutung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dehnung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deutung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #873,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dehnung" and "Deutung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dehnen vs Dehnung". 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 #873,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.