Which to use
“Gutscheine” and “Gutscheinen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,102
- “Gutscheine” frequency rank
- #46,010
- “Gutscheinen” frequency rank
- 56112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gutscheine | Gutscheinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gutschein | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gutschein |
Where the eye mixes Gutscheine and Gutscheinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Gutscheine runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVVCV) against Gutscheinen's 11 (CVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gutscheine with Gutscheinen
A purely visual mix-up. Gutscheine ([ˈɡuːtˌʃaɪ̯nə]) and Gutscheinen ([ˈɡuːtˌʃaɪ̯nən]) 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) - “Gutscheine” sits inside “Gutscheinen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gutscheine is recorded at frequency rank #10,102, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːtˌʃaɪ̯nə]. Gutscheinen is at rank #46,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːtˌʃaɪ̯nən].
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 56112, this pair ranks #953,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gutscheine vs Gutscheinen
Shared letters: ceghinstu. Private to "Gutscheine": -. Private to "Gutscheinen": -.
"Gutscheine" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "Gutscheinen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gutscheine ← ggutscheine · gtuscheine · gustcheine · gutcsheine · gutsccheine · gutscehine · gutscheien · gutscheinne
- Gutscheinen ← ggutscheinen · gtuscheinen · gustcheinen · gutcsheinen · gutsccheinen · gutscehinen · gutscheienn · gutscheinenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gutscheine" and "Gutscheinen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gutscheine" or "Gutscheinen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gutscheine" and "Gutscheinen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gutscheine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gutscheinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #953,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gutscheine" and "Gutscheinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gutschein vs Gutscheinen". 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 #953,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.