Which to use
“irritation” and “Irritationen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,254
- “irritation” frequency rank
- #43,267
- “Irritationen” frequency rank
- 91521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irritation | Irritationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hautausschlag | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Irritation |
Where the eye mixes irritation and Irritationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. irritation runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVVC) against Irritationen's 12 (VCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: irritation vs Irritationen
A purely visual mix-up. irritation ([i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃]) and Irritationen ([ɪʁitaˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “irritation” sits inside “Irritationen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irritation is recorded at frequency rank #48,254, classified as anoun, pronounced [i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃]. Irritationen is at rank #43,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪʁitaˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 91521, this pair ranks #37,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of irritation vs Irritationen
Shared letters: ainort. Private to "irritation": -. Private to "Irritationen": e.
"irritation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "Irritationen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irritation ← irirtation · iritation · irriattion · irritaiton · irritatino · irritationn · irritatoin · irritattion
- Irritationen ← irirtationen · iritationen · irriattionen · irritaitonen · irritatinoen · irritatioenn · irritationenn · irritationne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irritation" for "Irritationen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "irritation" and "Irritationen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "irritation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Irritationen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irritation" and "Irritationen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Imitation vs irritation". 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 #37,194 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.