DienststellevsDienststellenTell them apart

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

#17,258
“Dienststelle” frequency rank
#25,954
“Dienststellen” frequency rank
43212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dienststelle Dienststellen
Definition öffentlich-rechtliche Institution, wie ein Amt oder eine Dienstbehörde, die eine gewisse organisatorische Selbstständigkeit hat Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dienststelle

Where the eye mixes Dienststelle and Dienststellen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
Dienststelle
13 ch
Dienststellen

Look-alike desk: Dienststelle vs Dienststellen

A purely visual mix-up. Dienststelle ([ˈdiːnstˌʃtɛlə]) and Dienststellen ([ˈdiːnstˌʃtɛlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Dienststelle” sits inside “Dienststellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dienststelle is recorded at frequency rank #17,258, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdiːnstˌʃtɛlə]. Dienststellen is at rank #25,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdiːnstˌʃtɛlən].

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 43212, this pair ranks #1,425,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Dienststelle vs Dienststellen

Shared letters: deilnst. Private to "Dienststelle": -. Private to "Dienststellen": -.

"Dienststelle" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCCCCVCCV  ·  "Dienststellen" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dienststelleddienststelle · deinststelle · diennststelle · diensststelle · dienssttelle · dienstsetlle · dienstsstelle · dienststele
  • Dienststellenddienststellen · deinststellen · diennststellen · diensststellen · dienssttellen · dienstsetllen · dienstsstellen · dienststeleln

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Dienststelle" and "Dienststellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdiːnstˌʃtɛlə] versus [ˈdiːnstˌʃtɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Dienststelle" or "Dienststellen"?
"Dienststelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,258 in our German list, against #25,954 for "Dienststellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Dienststelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Dienststellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,425,212 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 #1,425,212 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