Which to use
“Drehung” and “Drehungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,210
- “Drehung” frequency rank
- #47,325
- “Drehungen” frequency rank
- 65535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drehung | Drehungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Sich-Drehen, das Kreisen um einen Mittelpunkt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung |
Where the eye mixes Drehung and Drehungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Drehung runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against Drehungen's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Drehung and Drehungen
A purely visual mix-up. Drehung ([ˈdʁeːʊŋ]) and Drehungen ([ˈdʁeːʊŋən]) 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) - “Drehung” sits inside “Drehungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drehung is recorded at frequency rank #18,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Drehungen is at rank #47,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁeːʊŋən].
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 65535, this pair ranks #603,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Drehung vs Drehungen
Shared letters: deghnru. Private to "Drehung": -. Private to "Drehungen": -.
"Drehung" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "Drehungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Drehung" for "Drehungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Drehung" vs "Drehungen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drehung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drehungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #603,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drehung" and "Drehungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dehnung vs Drehung". 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 #603,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.