Which to use
“Erfindung” and “Erfindungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,414
- “Erfindung” frequency rank
- #18,528
- “Erfindungen” frequency rank
- 24942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Erfindung | Erfindungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besondere, nicht auf der Hand liegende, materielle Konstrukte oder Verfahren, die neue und nützliche Anwendungen ermöglichen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erfindung |
Where the eye mixes Erfindung and Erfindungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Erfindung runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against Erfindungen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Erfindung vs Erfindungen
A purely visual mix-up. Erfindung ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ]) and Erfindungen ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋən]) 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) - “Erfindung” sits inside “Erfindungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Erfindung is recorded at frequency rank #6,414, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ]. Erfindungen is at rank #18,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋən].
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 24942, this pair ranks #1,840,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Erfindung vs Erfindungen
Shared letters: defginru. Private to "Erfindung": -. Private to "Erfindungen": -.
"Erfindung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "Erfindungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Erfindung ← efrindung · erffindung · erfidnung · erfinddung · erfindnug · erfindugn · erfindungg · erfindunng
- Erfindungen ← efrindungen · erffindungen · erfidnungen · erfinddungen · erfindnugen · erfindugnen · erfindunegn · erfindungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Erfindung" and "Erfindungen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Erfindung" or "Erfindungen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Erfindung" and "Erfindungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Erfindung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Erfindungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,840,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Erfindung" and "Erfindungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Empfindungen vs Erfindungen". 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 #1,840,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.