Which to use
“Festlegung” and “Festlegungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,820
- “Festlegung” frequency rank
- #45,924
- “Festlegungen” frequency rank
- 59744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Festlegung | Festlegungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handlung, Maßnahme, etwas genau zu bestimmen, regeln, verbindlich zu beschließen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Festlegung |
Where the eye mixes Festlegung and Festlegungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Festlegung runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCC) against Festlegungen's 12 (CVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Festlegung with Festlegungen
A purely visual mix-up. Festlegung ([ˈfɛstˌleːɡʊŋ]) and Festlegungen ([ˈfɛstleːɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Festlegung” sits inside “Festlegungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Festlegung is recorded at frequency rank #13,820, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌleːɡʊŋ]. Festlegungen is at rank #45,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstleːɡʊŋən].
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 59744, this pair ranks #813,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Festlegung vs Festlegungen
Shared letters: efglnstu. Private to "Festlegung": -. Private to "Festlegungen": -.
"Festlegung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "Festlegungen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Festlegung ← efstlegung · fesltegung · fesstlegung · festelgung · festleggung · festlegnug · festlegugn · festlegungg
- Festlegungen ← efstlegungen · fesltegungen · fesstlegungen · festelgungen · festleggungen · festlegnugen · festlegugnen · festlegunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Festlegung" and "Festlegungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Festlegung" vs "Festlegungen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Festlegung" and "Festlegungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Festlegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Festlegungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #813,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Festlegung" and "Festlegungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "festlegen vs Festlegung". 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 #813,031 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.