EpisodevsEpisodenWhich spelling fits?

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

#5,357
“Episode” frequency rank
#12,063
“Episoden” frequency rank
17420
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Episode Episoden
Definition kurzer Abschnitt in einem längeren Prozess, Verlauf Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Episode

Where the eye mixes Episode and Episoden

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

7 ch
Episode
8 ch
Episoden

Look-alike desk: Episode vs Episoden

A purely visual mix-up. Episode ([epiˈzoːdə]) and Episoden ([epiˈzoːdn̩]) 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) - “Episode” sits inside “Episoden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Episode is recorded at frequency rank #5,357, classified as anoun, pronounced [epiˈzoːdə]. Episoden is at rank #12,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced [epiˈzoːdn̩].

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 17420, this pair ranks #1,927,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Episode vs Episoden

Shared letters: deiops. Private to "Episode": -. Private to "Episoden": n.

"Episode" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "Episoden" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Episode ← eipsode · epiosde · episdoe · episodde · episoed · epissode · eppisode · epsiode
  • Episoden ← eipsoden · epiosden · episdoen · episodden · episodenn · episodne · episoedn · epissoden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Episode" and "Episoden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([epiˈzoːdə] versus [epiˈzoːdn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Episode" vs "Episoden" - which ranks higher?
"Episode" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,357 in our German list, against #12,063 for "Episoden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Episode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Episoden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,927,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Episode" and "Episoden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einöde vs Episode". 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 #1,927,551 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