Empfehlung vs Empfehlungen

Which to use

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

#4,419
“Empfehlung” frequency rank: #6,176
“Empfehlungen” frequency rank: 10595
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Empfehlung	Empfehlungen
Definition	Handlung, die darin besteht, anderen einen Vorschlag zu machen, etwas Bestimmtes zu tun oder zu unterlassen	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Empfehlung

Where the eye mixes Empfehlung and Empfehlungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch

Empfehlung

12 ch

Empfehlungen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Empfehlung ([ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋ]) and Empfehlungen ([ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋən]) 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) - “Empfehlung” sits inside “Empfehlungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Empfehlung is recorded at frequency rank #4,419, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋ]. Empfehlungen is at rank #6,176, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋən].

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 10595, this pair ranks #1,974,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Empfehlung vs Empfehlungen

Shared letters: efghlmnpu. Private to "Empfehlung": -. Private to "Empfehlungen": -.

"Empfehlung" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "Empfehlungen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Empfehlung ← emfpehlung · emmpfehlung · empefhlung · empfehhlung · empfehllung · empfehlnug · empfehlugn · empfehlungg
Empfehlungen ← emfpehlungen · emmpfehlungen · empefhlungen · empfehhlungen · empfehllungen · empfehlnugen · empfehlugnen · empfehlunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Empfehlung" and "Empfehlungen" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋ] versus [ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Empfehlung" or "Empfehlungen"?

"Empfehlung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,419 in our German list, against #6,176 for "Empfehlungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.