Which to use
“Lesungen” and “Lösungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,648
- “Lesungen” frequency rank
- #2,665
- “Lösungen” frequency rank
- 20313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lesungen | Lösungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lesung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lösung |
Where the eye mixes Lesungen and Lösungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Lesungen and Lösungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Lesungen with Lösungen
A purely visual mix-up. Lesungen ([ˈleːzʊŋən]) and Lösungen ([ˈløːzʊŋən]) 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 a single letter - e in “Lesungen” becomes ö in “Lösungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lesungen is recorded at frequency rank #17,648, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzʊŋən]. Lösungen is at rank #2,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈløːzʊŋən].
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 20313, this pair ranks #1,899,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lesungen vs Lösungen
Shared letters: eglnsu. Private to "Lesungen": -. Private to "Lösungen": ö.
"Lesungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Lösungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lesungen ← elsungen · lesnugen · lessungen · lesugnen · lesunegn · lesungenn · lesunggen · lesungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lesungen" for "Lösungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Lesungen" or "Lösungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lösungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lesungen" and "Lösungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ladungen vs Lesungen". 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 #1,899,071 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.