Which to use
“Malerei” and “Malereien” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,869
- “Malerei” frequency rank
- #33,178
- “Malereien” frequency rank
- 39047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Malerei | Malereien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Werk eines Malers | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Malerei |
Where the eye mixes Malerei and Malereien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Malerei runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against Malereien's 9 (CVCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Malerei vs Malereien
A purely visual mix-up. Malerei ([ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]) and Malereien ([ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯ən]) 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) - “Malerei” sits inside “Malereien”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Malerei is recorded at frequency rank #5,869, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Malereien is at rank #33,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯ən].
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 39047, this pair ranks #1,547,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Malerei vs Malereien
Shared letters: aeilmr. Private to "Malerei": -. Private to "Malereien": n.
"Malerei" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "Malereien" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Malerei" and "Malereien" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Malerei" or "Malereien"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Malerei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Malereien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,547,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Malerei" and "Malereien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Malereien vs Malerin". 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 #1,547,528 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.