ErgebnissenvsErgebnissesWhich spelling fits?

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

#6,415
“Ergebnissen” frequency rank
#30,033
“Ergebnisses” frequency rank
36448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ergebnissen Ergebnisses
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ergebnis Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ergebnis

Where the eye mixes Ergebnissen and Ergebnisses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Ergebnissen and Ergebnisses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
Ergebnissen
11 ch
Ergebnisses

Why the eye confuses Ergebnissen with Ergebnisses

A purely visual mix-up. Ergebnissen ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪsn̩]) and Ergebnisses ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪsəs]) 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 “Ergebnissen” becomes s in “Ergebnisses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ergebnissen is recorded at frequency rank #6,415, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪsn̩]. Ergebnisses is at rank #30,033, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪsəs].

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 36448, this pair ranks #1,615,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ergebnissen vs Ergebnisses

Shared letters: beginrs. Private to "Ergebnissen": -. Private to "Ergebnisses": -.

"Ergebnissen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Ergebnisses" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ergebnissenegrebnissen · eregbnissen · ergbenissen · ergebbnissen · ergebinssen · ergebnisen · ergebnisesn · ergebnissenn
  • Ergebnissesegrebnisses · eregbnisses · ergbenisses · ergebbnisses · ergebinsses · ergebnisess · ergebnissess · ergebnissse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ergebnissen" and "Ergebnisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪsn̩] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪsəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ergebnissen" vs "Ergebnisses" - which ranks higher?
"Ergebnissen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,415 in our German list, against #30,033 for "Ergebnisses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Ergebnissen" and "Ergebnisses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ergebnissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ergebnisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,615,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ergebnissen" and "Ergebnisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ergebnislos vs Ergebnisses". 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 #1,615,373 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