Which to use
“Erkrankung” and “Erkrankungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,788
- “Erkrankung” frequency rank
- #4,980
- “Erkrankungen” frequency rank
- 9768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Erkrankung | Erkrankungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Störung der körperlichen, kognitiven, sozialen und/oder seelischen Funktionen, die die Leistungsfähigkeit oder das Wohlbefinden eines Lebewesens subjektiv oder intersubjektiv deutlich wahrnehmbar negativ beeinflusst oder eine solche Beeinflussung erwarten lässt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erkrankung |
Where the eye mixes Erkrankung and Erkrankungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Erkrankung runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against Erkrankungen's 12 (VCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Erkrankung with Erkrankungen
A purely visual mix-up. Erkrankung ([ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]) and Erkrankungen ([ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋən]) 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) - “Erkrankung” sits inside “Erkrankungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Erkrankung is recorded at frequency rank #4,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]. Erkrankungen is at rank #4,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋən].
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 9768, this pair ranks #1,978,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Erkrankung vs Erkrankungen
Shared letters: aegknru. Private to "Erkrankung": -. Private to "Erkrankungen": -.
"Erkrankung" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "Erkrankungen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Erkrankung ← ekrrankung · erkarnkung · erkkrankung · erkraknung · erkrankkung · erkranknug · erkrankugn · erkrankungg
- Erkrankungen ← ekrrankungen · erkarnkungen · erkkrankungen · erkraknungen · erkrankkungen · erkranknugen · erkrankugnen · erkrankunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Erkrankung" and "Erkrankungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Erkrankung" or "Erkrankungen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Erkrankung" and "Erkrankungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Erkrankung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Erkrankungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Erkrankung" and "Erkrankungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erkranken vs Erkrankung". 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 #1,978,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.