Which to use
“Fotografie” and “Fotografien” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,587
- “Fotografie” frequency rank
- #11,871
- “Fotografien” frequency rank
- 17458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fotografie | Fotografien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | technisches Verfahren, bei dem mit Hilfe von optischen Verfahren ein Bild (Fotografie, Lichtbild) auf ein lichtempfindliches Medium produziert und dort dauerhaft gespeichert wird | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fotografie |
Where the eye mixes Fotografie and Fotografien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Fotografie runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVV) against Fotografien's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fotografie vs Fotografien
A purely visual mix-up. Fotografie ([fotoɡʁaˈfiː]) and Fotografien ([fotoɡʁaˈfiːən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Fotografie” sits inside “Fotografien”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fotografie is recorded at frequency rank #5,587, classified as anoun, pronounced [fotoɡʁaˈfiː]. Fotografien is at rank #11,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fotoɡʁaˈfiːən].
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 17458, this pair ranks #1,927,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fotografie vs Fotografien
Shared letters: aefgiort. Private to "Fotografie": -. Private to "Fotografien": n.
"Fotografie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "Fotografien" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fotografie ← ffotografie · footgrafie · fotgorafie · fotogarfie · fotoggrafie · fotografei · fotograffie · fotograife
- Fotografien ← ffotografien · footgrafien · fotgorafien · fotogarfien · fotoggrafien · fotografein · fotograffien · fotografienn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fotografie" and "Fotografien" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fotografie" or "Fotografien"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fotografie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fotografien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fotografie" and "Fotografien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fotografien vs fotografiere". 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 #1,927,223 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.