Which to use
“Interaktion” and “Interaktionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,930
- “Interaktion” frequency rank
- #20,630
- “Interaktionen” frequency rank
- 30560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Interaktion | Interaktionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wechselseitiges aufeinander Einwirken von Akteuren oder Systemen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Interaktion |
Where the eye mixes Interaktion and Interaktionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Interaktion vs Interaktionen
A purely visual mix-up. Interaktion ([ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Interaktionen ([ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Interaktion” sits inside “Interaktionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Interaktion is recorded at frequency rank #9,930, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Interaktionen is at rank #20,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɐʔakˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 30560, this pair ranks #1,745,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Interaktion vs Interaktionen
Shared letters: aeiknort. Private to "Interaktion": -. Private to "Interaktionen": -.
"Interaktion" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVC · "Interaktionen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Interaktion ← inetraktion · innteraktion · intearktion · interakiton · interakktion · interaktino · interaktionn · interaktoin
- Interaktionen ← inetraktionen · innteraktionen · intearktionen · interakitonen · interakktionen · interaktinoen · interaktioenn · interaktionenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Interaktion" for "Interaktionen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Interaktion" or "Interaktionen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Interaktion" and "Interaktionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Interaktion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Interaktionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,745,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Interaktion" and "Interaktionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Interaktion vs interaktiv". 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 #1,745,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.