EnthüllungvsEnthüllungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,320
“Enthüllung” frequency rank
#21,954
“Enthüllungen” frequency rank
44274
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Enthüllung Enthüllungen
Definition Entschleierung eines Gegenstandes durch Entfernung bedeckender Materialien Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Enthüllung

Where the eye mixes Enthüllung and Enthüllungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Enthüllung runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against Enthüllungen's 12 (VCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Enthüllung
12 ch
Enthüllungen

Why the eye confuses Enthüllung with Enthüllungen

A purely visual mix-up. Enthüllung ([ɛntˈhʏlʊŋ]) and Enthüllungen ([ɛntˈhʏlʊŋən]) 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) - “Enthüllung” sits inside “Enthüllungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Enthüllung is recorded at frequency rank #22,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏlʊŋ]. Enthüllungen is at rank #21,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏlʊŋən].

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 44274, this pair ranks #1,391,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Enthüllung vs Enthüllungen

Shared letters: eghlntuü. Private to "Enthüllung": -. Private to "Enthüllungen": -.

"Enthüllung" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC  ·  "Enthüllungen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Enthüllung" for "Enthüllungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈhʏlʊŋ] versus [ɛntˈhʏlʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Enthüllung" vs "Enthüllungen" - which ranks higher?
"Enthüllungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,954 in our German list, against #22,320 for "Enthüllung". 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 "Enthüllung" and "Enthüllungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Enthüllung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Enthüllungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,391,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Enthüllung" and "Enthüllungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enthaltungen vs Enthüllungen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,391,475 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