EditionenvsEmotionenTell them apart

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

#33,011
“Editionen” frequency rank
#5,258
“Emotionen” frequency rank
38269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Editionen Emotionen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Edition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Emotion

Where the eye mixes Editionen and Emotionen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Editionen and Emotionen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Editionen
9 ch
Emotionen

Visual trap between Editionen and Emotionen

A purely visual mix-up. Editionen ([ediˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and Emotionen ([emoˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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 38269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Editionen is recorded at frequency rank #33,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ediˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Emotionen is at rank #5,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emoˈt͡si̯oːnən].

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 38269, this pair ranks #1,568,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Editionen vs Emotionen

Shared letters: einot. Private to "Editionen": d. Private to "Emotionen": m.

"Editionen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC  ·  "Emotionen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Editionen ← deitionen · edditionen · ediitonen · editinoen · editioenn · editionenn · editionne · editionnen
  • Emotionen ← emmotionen · emoitonen · emotinoen · emotioenn · emotionenn · emotionne · emotionnen · emotoinen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Editionen" and "Emotionen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ediˈt͡si̯oːnən] versus [emoˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Editionen" or "Emotionen"?
"Emotionen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,258 in our German list, against #33,011 for "Editionen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Editionen" and "Emotionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Editionen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Emotionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,568,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Editionen" and "Emotionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "editieren vs Editionen". 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 #1,568,314 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