Which to use
“Depression” and “Depressionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,907
- “Depression” frequency rank
- #8,042
- “Depressionen” frequency rank
- 14949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Depression | Depressionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Niedergeschlagenheit und Freudlosigkeit; Verzweiflung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Depression |
Where the eye mixes Depression and Depressionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Depression and Depressionen
A purely visual mix-up. Depression ([depʁɛˈsi̯oːn]) and Depressionen ([depʁɛˈsi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Depression” sits inside “Depressionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Depression is recorded at frequency rank #6,907, classified as anoun, pronounced [depʁɛˈsi̯oːn]. Depressionen is at rank #8,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced [depʁɛˈsi̯oːnən].
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 14949, this pair ranks #1,947,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Depression vs Depressionen
Shared letters: deinoprs. Private to "Depression": -. Private to "Depressionen": -.
"Depression" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "Depressionen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Depression ← ddepression · deperssion · deppression · depresion · depresison · depressino · depressionn · depressoin
- Depressionen ← ddepressionen · deperssionen · deppressionen · depresionen · depresisonen · depressinoen · depressioenn · depressionenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Depression" and "Depressionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Depression" vs "Depressionen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Depression" and "Depressionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Depression" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Depressionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Depression" and "Depressionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Depressionen vs depressiven". 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 #1,947,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.