Which to use
“Emission” and “Emissionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,696
- “Emission” frequency rank
- #9,888
- “Emissionen” frequency rank
- 32584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Emission | Emissionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausgabe neuer Wertpapiere | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Emission |
Where the eye mixes Emission and Emissionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Emission runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against Emissionen's 10 (VCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Emission vs Emissionen
A purely visual mix-up. Emission ([emɪˈsi̯oːn]) and Emissionen ([emɪˈsi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Emission” sits inside “Emissionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Emission is recorded at frequency rank #22,696, classified as anoun, pronounced [emɪˈsi̯oːn]. Emissionen is at rank #9,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emɪˈsi̯oːnən].
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 32584, this pair ranks #1,704,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Emission vs Emissionen
Shared letters: eimnos. Private to "Emission": -. Private to "Emissionen": -.
"Emission" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "Emissionen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emission ← eimssion · emision · emisison · emissino · emissionn · emissoin · emißion · emmission
- Emissionen ← eimssionen · emisionen · emisisonen · emissinoen · emissioenn · emissionenn · emissionne · emissionnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Emission" for "Emissionen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Emission" vs "Emissionen" - 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 "Emission" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Emissionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,515 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 #1,704,515 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.