ExkursionvsExkursionenWhat's the difference?

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

#26,398
“Exkursion” frequency rank
#29,115
“Exkursionen” frequency rank
55513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Exkursion Exkursionen
Definition Lehrausflug unter wissenschaftlicher Leitung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Exkursion

Where the eye mixes Exkursion and Exkursionen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Exkursion
11 ch
Exkursionen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Exkursion ([ɛkskʊʁˈzi̯oːn]) and Exkursionen ([ɛkskʊʁˈzi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Exkursion” sits inside “Exkursionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Exkursion is recorded at frequency rank #26,398, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛkskʊʁˈzi̯oːn]. Exkursionen is at rank #29,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛkskʊʁˈzi̯oːnən].

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 55513, this pair ranks #976,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Exkursion vs Exkursionen

Shared letters: eiknorsux. Private to "Exkursion": -. Private to "Exkursionen": -.

"Exkursion" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "Exkursionen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Exkursionekxursion · exkkursion · exkrusion · exkurison · exkurrsion · exkursino · exkursionn · exkursoin
  • Exkursionenekxursionen · exkkursionen · exkrusionen · exkurisonen · exkurrsionen · exkursinoen · exkursioenn · exkursionenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Exkursion" and "Exkursionen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkskʊʁˈzi̯oːn] versus [ɛkskʊʁˈzi̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Exkursion" or "Exkursionen"?
"Exkursion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,398 in our German list, against #29,115 for "Exkursionen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list