Which to use
“Konfession” and “Konfessionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,629
- “Konfession” frequency rank
- #26,484
- “Konfessionen” frequency rank
- 52113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Konfession | Konfessionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bekenntnis/Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten Religion | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konfession |
Where the eye mixes Konfession and Konfessionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Konfession runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against Konfessionen's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Konfession vs Konfessionen
A purely visual mix-up. Konfession ([kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]) and Konfessionen ([kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Konfession” sits inside “Konfessionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Konfession is recorded at frequency rank #25,629, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːn]. Konfessionen is at rank #26,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnən].
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 52113, this pair ranks #1,109,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Konfession vs Konfessionen
Shared letters: efiknos. Private to "Konfession": -. Private to "Konfessionen": -.
"Konfession" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "Konfessionen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Konfession ← kkonfession · knofession · kofnession · konefssion · konfesion · konfesison · konfessino · konfessionn
- Konfessionen ← kkonfessionen · knofessionen · kofnessionen · konefssionen · konfesionen · konfesisonen · konfessinoen · konfessioenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Konfession" and "Konfessionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Konfession" or "Konfessionen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Konfession" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Konfessionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,109,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Konfession" and "Konfessionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Konfessionen vs Konzessionen". 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 #1,109,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.