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

#27,380
“Konzession” frequency rank
#40,041
“Konzessionen” frequency rank
67421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Konzession Konzessionen
Definition Zugeständnis Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Konzession

Where the eye mixes Konzession and Konzessionen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Konzession runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against Konzessionen's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Konzession
12 ch
Konzessionen

Why the eye confuses Konzession with Konzessionen

A purely visual mix-up. Konzession ([ˌkɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]) and Konzessionen ([ˌkɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Konzession” sits inside “Konzessionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Konzession is recorded at frequency rank #27,380, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌkɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]. Konzessionen is at rank #40,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌkɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːnən].

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 67421, this pair ranks #540,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Konzession vs Konzessionen

Shared letters: eiknosz. Private to "Konzession": -. Private to "Konzessionen": -.

"Konzession" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "Konzessionen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Konzession ← kkonzession · knozession · konezssion · konnzession · konzesion · konzesison · konzessino · konzessionn
  • Konzessionen ← kkonzessionen · knozessionen · konezssionen · konnzessionen · konzesionen · konzesisonen · konzessinoen · konzessioenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Konzession" and "Konzessionen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌkɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn] versus [ˌkɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Konzession" vs "Konzessionen" - which ranks higher?
"Konzession" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,380 in our German list, against #40,041 for "Konzessionen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Konzession" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Konzessionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #540,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Konzession" and "Konzessionen" 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 #540,625 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