MietwohnungvsMietwohnungenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,684
“Mietwohnung” frequency rank
#27,418
“Mietwohnungen” frequency rank
59102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mietwohnung Mietwohnungen
Definition Wohnung, die jemand gegen Zahlung eines vereinbarten Betrages (Miete) für eine bestimmte Zeit nutzen kann Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mietwohnung

Where the eye mixes Mietwohnung and Mietwohnungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Mietwohnung runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVCC) against Mietwohnungen's 13 (CVVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Mietwohnung
13 ch
Mietwohnungen

Look-alike desk: Mietwohnung vs Mietwohnungen

A purely visual mix-up. Mietwohnung ([ˈmiːtˌvoːnʊŋ]) and Mietwohnungen ([ˈmiːtˌvoːnʊŋən]) 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) - “Mietwohnung” sits inside “Mietwohnungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mietwohnung is recorded at frequency rank #31,684, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːtˌvoːnʊŋ]. Mietwohnungen is at rank #27,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːtˌvoːnʊŋən].

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 59102, this pair ranks #837,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mietwohnung vs Mietwohnungen

Shared letters: eghimnotuw. Private to "Mietwohnung": -. Private to "Mietwohnungen": -.

"Mietwohnung" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC  ·  "Mietwohnungen" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mietwohnung ← imetwohnung · meitwohnung · mietowhnung · miettwohnung · mietwhonung · mietwohhnung · mietwohnnug · mietwohnnung
  • Mietwohnungen ← imetwohnungen · meitwohnungen · mietowhnungen · miettwohnungen · mietwhonungen · mietwohhnungen · mietwohnnugen · mietwohnnungen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mietwohnung" and "Mietwohnungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmiːtˌvoːnʊŋ] versus [ˈmiːtˌvoːnʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Mietwohnung" or "Mietwohnungen" show up more?
"Mietwohnungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,418 in our German list, against #31,684 for "Mietwohnung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mietwohnung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mietwohnungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #837,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #837,250 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