dubiosevsdubiosenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,296
“dubiose” frequency rank
#39,895
“dubiosen” frequency rank
79191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dubiose dubiosen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dubios Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dubios

Where the eye mixes dubiose and dubiosen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dubiose runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dubiosen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
dubiose
8 ch
dubiosen

Look-alike desk: dubiose vs dubiosen

A purely visual mix-up. dubiose ([duˈbi̯oːzə]) and dubiosen ([duˈbi̯oːzn̩]) 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) - “dubiose” sits inside “dubiosen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dubiose is recorded at frequency rank #39,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [duˈbi̯oːzə]. dubiosen is at rank #39,895, tagged as anadj, pronounced [duˈbi̯oːzn̩].

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 79191, this pair ranks #221,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dubiose vs dubiosen

Shared letters: bdeiosu. Private to "dubiose": -. Private to "dubiosen": n.

"dubiose" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "dubiosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dubiose ← dbuiose · ddubiose · dubbiose · dubioes · dubiosse · dubisoe · duboise · duibose
  • dubiosen ← dbuiosen · ddubiosen · dubbiosen · dubioesn · dubiosenn · dubiosne · dubiossen · dubisoen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dubiose" and "dubiosen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([duˈbi̯oːzə] versus [duˈbi̯oːzn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dubiose" or "dubiosen"?
"dubiose" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,296 in our German list, against #39,895 for "dubiosen". 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 "dubiose" and "dubiosen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dubiose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dubiosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,884 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 #221,884 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