Which to use
“Medaillen” and “Medaillon” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,328
- “Medaillen” frequency rank
- #38,280
- “Medaillon” frequency rank
- 48608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Medaillen | Medaillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Medaille | Schmuckstück in Form einer Plakette oder Scheibe, das oft als Hals- oder Armbandanhänger getragen wird und auf einer Seite ein eingraviertes oder geprägtes Bild oder Symbol trägt |
Where the eye mixes Medaillen and Medaillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Medaillen and Medaillon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Medaillen with Medaillon
A purely visual mix-up. Medaillen ([meˈdaljən]) and Medaillon ([medalˈjɔ̃ː]) 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 “Medaillen” becomes o in “Medaillon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Medaillen is recorded at frequency rank #10,328, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈdaljən]. Medaillon is at rank #38,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [medalˈjɔ̃ː].
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 48608, this pair ranks #1,242,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Medaillen vs Medaillon
Shared letters: adeilmn. Private to "Medaillen": -. Private to "Medaillon": o.
"Medaillen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "Medaillon" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Medaillen" for "Medaillon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Medaillen" vs "Medaillon" - 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 "Medaillen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Medaillon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,242,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Medaillen" and "Medaillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Medaillen vs Metallen". 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 #1,242,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.