Which to use
“Ereignissen” and “Ereignisses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,356
- “Ereignissen” frequency rank
- #30,031
- “Ereignisses” frequency rank
- 38387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ereignissen | Ereignisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ereignis | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ereignis |
Where the eye mixes Ereignissen and Ereignisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Ereignissen and Ereignisses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ereignissen and Ereignisses
A purely visual mix-up. Ereignissen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “Ereignissen” becomes s in “Ereignisses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ereignissen is recorded at frequency rank #8,356, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪsn̩]. 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 38387, this pair ranks #1,565,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ereignissen vs Ereignisses
Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "Ereignissen": -. Private to "Ereignisses": -.
"Ereignissen" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCVC · "Ereignisses" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ereignissen ← eerignissen · ereginissen · ereiggnissen · ereiginssen · ereignisen · ereignisesn · ereignissenn · ereignissne
- Ereignisses ← eerignisses · ereginisses · ereiggnisses · ereiginsses · ereignisess · ereignissess · ereignissse · ereignißes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ereignissen" for "Ereignisses" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ereignissen" or "Ereignisses" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ereignissen" and "Ereignisses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ereignissen" 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 #1,565,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ereignissen" and "Ereignisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ereignissen vs Erzeugnissen". 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 #1,565,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.