Which to use
“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.
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
- Exkursion ← ekxursion · exkkursion · exkrusion · exkurison · exkurrsion · exkursino · exkursionn · exkursoin
- Exkursionen ← ekxursionen · exkkursionen · exkrusionen · exkurisonen · exkurrsionen · exkursinoen · exkursioenn · exkursionenn