Which to use
“Mikrowelle” and “Mikrowellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,782
- “Mikrowelle” frequency rank
- #41,994
- “Mikrowellen” frequency rank
- 58776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mikrowelle | Mikrowellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen von 30 cm bis zu 1 mm Wellenlänge (1 bis 300 GHz), wovon der Bereich um 2,4 GHz zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt wird. Weitere Anwendungsgebiete für Mikrowellen sind Mobilfunk, Radar, Satellitenrundfunk und WLAN | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mikrowelle |
Where the eye mixes Mikrowelle and Mikrowellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Mikrowelle runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against Mikrowellen's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Mikrowelle with Mikrowellen
A purely visual mix-up. Mikrowelle ([ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]) and Mikrowellen ([ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Mikrowelle” sits inside “Mikrowellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mikrowelle is recorded at frequency rank #16,782, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlə]. Mikrowellen is at rank #41,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːkʁoˌvɛlən].
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 58776, this pair ranks #849,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mikrowelle vs Mikrowellen
Shared letters: eiklmorw. Private to "Mikrowelle": -. Private to "Mikrowellen": n.
"Mikrowelle" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "Mikrowellen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mikrowelle ← imkrowelle · mikkrowelle · mikorwelle · mikroewlle · mikrowele · mikrowelel · mikrowlele · mikrowwelle
- Mikrowellen ← imkrowellen · mikkrowellen · mikorwellen · mikroewllen · mikroweleln · mikrowelen · mikrowellenn · mikrowellne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mikrowelle" and "Mikrowellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mikrowelle" or "Mikrowellen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mikrowelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mikrowellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #849,783 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 #849,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.