Which to use
“Mission” and “Missionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,310
- “Mission” frequency rank
- #16,223
- “Missionen” frequency rank
- 18533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mission | Missionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mission |
Where the eye mixes Mission and Missionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mission and Missionen
A purely visual mix-up. Mission ([mɪˈsi̯oːn]) and Missionen ([mɪˈsi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Mission” sits inside “Missionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mission is recorded at frequency rank #2,310, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈsi̯oːn]. Missionen is at rank #16,223, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈsi̯oːnən].
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 18533, this pair ranks #1,917,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mission vs Missionen
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "Mission": -. Private to "Missionen": e.
"Mission" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Missionen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mission" and "Missionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mission" or "Missionen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mission" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Missionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mission" and "Missionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Missionar vs Missionen". 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 #1,917,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.