MusikvideovsMusikvideosWhat's the difference?

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

#13,206
“Musikvideo” frequency rank
#29,249
“Musikvideos” frequency rank
42455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Musikvideo Musikvideos
Definition Lieder, Songs begleitender Kurzfilm Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Musikvideo

Where the eye mixes Musikvideo and Musikvideos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Musikvideo runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVV) against Musikvideos's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Musikvideo
11 ch
Musikvideos

Look-alike desk: Musikvideo vs Musikvideos

A purely visual mix-up. Musikvideo ([muˈziːkˌviːdeo]) and Musikvideos ([muˈziːkˌviːdeos]) 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) - “Musikvideo” sits inside “Musikvideos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Musikvideo is recorded at frequency rank #13,206, classified as anoun, pronounced [muˈziːkˌviːdeo]. Musikvideos is at rank #29,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈziːkˌviːdeos].

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 42455, this pair ranks #1,448,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Musikvideo vs Musikvideos

Shared letters: deikmosuv. Private to "Musikvideo": -. Private to "Musikvideos": -.

"Musikvideo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV  ·  "Musikvideos" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Musikvideo ← mmusikvideo · msuikvideo · muiskvideo · musikivdeo · musikkvideo · musikvdieo · musikviddeo · musikvidoe
  • Musikvideos ← mmusikvideos · msuikvideos · muiskvideos · musikivdeos · musikkvideos · musikvdieos · musikviddeos · musikvideoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Musikvideo" for "Musikvideos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([muˈziːkˌviːdeo] versus [muˈziːkˌviːdeos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Musikvideo" or "Musikvideos" show up more?
"Musikvideo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,206 in our German list, against #29,249 for "Musikvideos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Musikvideo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Musikvideos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,448,764 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 #1,448,764 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