Which to use
“Intention” and “Intentionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,596
- “Intention” frequency rank
- #36,996
- “Intentionen” frequency rank
- 51592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Intention | Intentionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Absicht, etwas zu tun | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Intention |
Where the eye mixes Intention and Intentionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Intention vs Intentionen
A purely visual mix-up. Intention ([ɪntɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Intentionen ([ɪntɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Intention” sits inside “Intentionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Intention is recorded at frequency rank #14,596, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]. Intentionen is at rank #36,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 51592, this pair ranks #1,129,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Intention vs Intentionen
Shared letters: einot. Private to "Intention": -. Private to "Intentionen": -.
"Intention" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Intentionen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Intention ← inetntion · inntention · inteniton · intenntion · intentino · intentionn · intentoin · intenttion
- Intentionen ← inetntionen · inntentionen · intenitonen · intenntionen · intentinoen · intentioenn · intentionenn · intentionne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Intention" for "Intentionen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Intention" and "Intentionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Intention" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Intentionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,129,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Intention" and "Intentionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Injektionen vs Intentionen". 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 #1,129,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.