Which to use
“Gewerkschaft” and “Gewerkschaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,054
- “Gewerkschaft” frequency rank
- #5,841
- “Gewerkschaften” frequency rank
- 12895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gewerkschaft | Gewerkschaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organisation, Verein der Arbeitnehmer zum Durchsetzen eigener Interessen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewerkschaft |
Where the eye mixes Gewerkschaft and Gewerkschaften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Gewerkschaft runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCCCVCC) against Gewerkschaften's 14 (CVCVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gewerkschaft and Gewerkschaften
A purely visual mix-up. Gewerkschaft ([ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaft]) and Gewerkschaften ([ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaftn̩]) 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) - “Gewerkschaft” sits inside “Gewerkschaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gewerkschaft is recorded at frequency rank #7,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaft]. Gewerkschaften is at rank #5,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɛʁkʃaftn̩].
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 12895, this pair ranks #1,961,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gewerkschaft vs Gewerkschaften
Shared letters: acefghkrstw. Private to "Gewerkschaft": -. Private to "Gewerkschaften": n.
"Gewerkschaft" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCCVCC · "Gewerkschaften" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gewerkschaft ← egwerkschaft · geewrkschaft · gewekrschaft · gewerkcshaft · gewerkkschaft · gewerkscahft · gewerkscchaft · gewerkschafft
- Gewerkschaften ← egwerkschaften · geewrkschaften · gewekrschaften · gewerkcshaften · gewerkkschaften · gewerkscahften · gewerkscchaften · gewerkschafetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gewerkschaft" and "Gewerkschaften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Gewerkschaft" or "Gewerkschaften"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gewerkschaft" and "Gewerkschaften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewerkschaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gewerkschaften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gewerkschaft" and "Gewerkschaften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gewerkschaft vs Gewerkschafter". 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 #1,961,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.