KonventionvsKonventionenTell them apart

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“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.

10 ch
Konvention
12 ch
Konventionen

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?
No. They are said differently ([kɔnvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn] versus [kɔnvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Konvention" vs "Konventionen" - which ranks higher?
"Konvention" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,187 in our German list, against #20,980 for "Konventionen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list