Which to use
“Konvention” and “Konventionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,187
- “Konvention” frequency rank
- #20,980
- “Konventionen” frequency rank
- 34167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Konvention | Konventionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine, häufig internationale, multilaterale Übereinkunft, Vereinbarung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konvention |
Where the eye mixes Konvention and Konventionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Konvention runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against Konventionen's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Konvention vs Konventionen
A purely visual mix-up. Konvention ([kɔnvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Konventionen ([kɔnvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Konvention” sits inside “Konventionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Konvention is recorded at frequency rank #13,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔnvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]. Konventionen is at rank #20,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔnvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 34167, this pair ranks #1,669,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Konvention vs Konventionen
Shared letters: eiknotv. Private to "Konvention": -. Private to "Konventionen": -.
"Konvention" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "Konventionen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Konvention ← kkonvention · knovention · konevntion · konnvention · konveniton · konvenntion · konventino · konventionn
- Konventionen ← kkonventionen · knoventionen · konevntionen · konnventionen · konvenitonen · konvenntionen · konventinoen · konventioenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Konvention" for "Konventionen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Konvention" vs "Konventionen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Konvention" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Konventionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Konvention" and "Konventionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "konventionell vs Konventionen". 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 #1,669,595 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.