Which to use
“Fotografie” and “Fotografin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,587
- “Fotografie” frequency rank
- #19,912
- “Fotografin” frequency rank
- 25499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fotografie | Fotografin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | technisches Verfahren, bei dem mit Hilfe von optischen Verfahren ein Bild (Fotografie, Lichtbild) auf ein lichtempfindliches Medium produziert und dort dauerhaft gespeichert wird | weibliche Person, die sich als Beruf oder Hobby intensiv der Fotografie widmet |
Where the eye mixes Fotografie and Fotografin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Fotografie (CVCVCCVCVV) and Fotografin (CVCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Fotografie vs Fotografin
A purely visual mix-up. Fotografie ([fotoɡʁaˈfiː]) and Fotografin ([fotoˈɡʁaːfɪn]) 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 a single letter - e in “Fotografie” becomes n in “Fotografin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25499, 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]. Fotografin is at rank #19,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fotoˈɡʁaːfɪn].
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 25499, this pair ranks #1,832,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fotografie vs Fotografin
Shared letters: afgiort. Private to "Fotografie": e. Private to "Fotografin": n.
"Fotografie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "Fotografin" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fotografie ← ffotografie · footgrafie · fotgorafie · fotogarfie · fotoggrafie · fotografei · fotograffie · fotograife
- Fotografin ← ffotografin · footgrafin · fotgorafin · fotogarfin · fotoggrafin · fotograffin · fotografinn · fotografni
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fotografie" for "Fotografin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fotografie" vs "Fotografin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "Fotografin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fotografie" and "Fotografin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fotografie 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 #1,832,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.