EreignissevsEreignissesTell them apart

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

#3,112
“Ereignisse” frequency rank
#30,031
“Ereignisses” frequency rank
33143
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ereignisse Ereignisses
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ereignis Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ereignis

Where the eye mixes Ereignisse and Ereignisses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Ereignisse runs 10 letters (VCVVCCVCCV) against Ereignisses's 11 (VCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Ereignisse
11 ch
Ereignisses

Why the eye confuses Ereignisse with Ereignisses

A purely visual mix-up. Ereignisse ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsə]) and Ereignisses ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsəs]) 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) - “Ereignisse” sits inside “Ereignisses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ereignisse is recorded at frequency rank #3,112, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsə]. Ereignisses is at rank #30,031, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsəs].

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 33143, this pair ranks #1,692,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ereignisse vs Ereignisses

Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "Ereignisse": -. Private to "Ereignisses": -.

"Ereignisse" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCV  ·  "Ereignisses" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ereignisse ← eerignisse · ereginisse · ereiggnisse · ereiginsse · ereignise · ereignises · ereigniße · ereignnisse
  • Ereignisses ← eerignisses · ereginisses · ereiggnisses · ereiginsses · ereignisess · ereignissess · ereignissse · ereignißes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ereignisse" and "Ereignisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsə] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ereignisse" vs "Ereignisses" - which ranks higher?
"Ereignisse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,112 in our German list, against #30,031 for "Ereignisses". 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 "Ereignisse" and "Ereignisses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ereignisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ereignisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,692,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ereignisse" and "Ereignisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ereignissen vs Ereignisses". 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 #1,692,353 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