KonsolevsKonsolenTell them apart

Which to use

“Konsole” and “Konsolen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,688
“Konsole” frequency rank
#14,610
“Konsolen” frequency rank
26298
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konsole Konsolen
Definition elektronisches Gerät zum Einstellen diverser Funktionen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konsole

Where the eye mixes Konsole and Konsolen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Konsole runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Konsolen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Konsole
8 ch
Konsolen

Look-alike desk: Konsole vs Konsolen

A purely visual mix-up. Konsole ([ˌkɔnˈzoːlə]) and Konsolen ([kɔnˈzoːlən]) 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) - “Konsole” sits inside “Konsolen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konsole is recorded at frequency rank #11,688, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌkɔnˈzoːlə]. Konsolen is at rank #14,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnˈzoːlən].

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 26298, this pair ranks #1,820,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Konsole vs Konsolen

Shared letters: eklnos. Private to "Konsole": -. Private to "Konsolen": -.

"Konsole" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Konsolen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Konsolekkonsole · knosole · konnsole · konosle · konsloe · konsoel · konsolle · konssole
  • Konsolenkkonsolen · knosolen · konnsolen · konoslen · konsloen · konsoeln · konsolenn · konsollen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Konsole" for "Konsolen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˌkɔnˈzoːlə] versus [kɔnˈzoːlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Konsole" or "Konsolen" show up more?
"Konsole" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,688 in our German list, against #14,610 for "Konsolen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Konsole" and "Konsolen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Konsole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Konsolen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,820,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Konsole" and "Konsolen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Konsolen vs Konsorten". 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 #1,820,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list