Which to use
“Explosion” and “Explosionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,422
- “Explosion” frequency rank
- #20,241
- “Explosionen” frequency rank
- 26663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Explosion | Explosionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plötzliche, mit lautem Knall verbundene Volumenausdehnung auf Grund von chemischen oder kernphysikalischen Reaktionen bei gleichzeitigem Temperatur- und Druckanstieg, die zur Beschädigung oder Zerstörung der Umgebung führt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Explosion |
Where the eye mixes Explosion and Explosionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Explosion vs Explosionen
A purely visual mix-up. Explosion ([ɛksploˈzi̯oːn]) and Explosionen ([ɛksploˈzi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Explosion” sits inside “Explosionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Explosion is recorded at frequency rank #6,422, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛksploˈzi̯oːn]. Explosionen is at rank #20,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnən].
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 26663, this pair ranks #1,814,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Explosion vs Explosionen
Shared letters: eilnopsx. Private to "Explosion": -. Private to "Explosionen": -.
"Explosion" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "Explosionen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Explosion ← epxlosion · exlposion · expllosion · exploison · explosino · explosionn · explosoin · explossion
- Explosionen ← epxlosionen · exlposionen · expllosionen · exploisonen · explosinoen · explosioenn · explosionenn · explosionne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Explosion" and "Explosionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Explosion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Explosionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Explosion" and "Explosionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Explosion vs Explosiv". 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 #1,814,497 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.