NominierungvsNominierungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,299
“Nominierung” frequency rank
#26,553
“Nominierungen” frequency rank
37852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nominierung Nominierungen
Definition die Eigenschaft, für etwas nominiert (vorgeschlagen/ernannt) zu sein Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nominierung

Where the eye mixes Nominierung and Nominierungen

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

11 ch
Nominierung
13 ch
Nominierungen

Visual trap between Nominierung and Nominierungen

A purely visual mix-up. Nominierung ([nomiˈniːʁʊŋ]) and Nominierungen ([nomiˈniːʁʊŋən]) 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) - “Nominierung” sits inside “Nominierungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Nominierung is recorded at frequency rank #11,299, classified as anoun, pronounced [nomiˈniːʁʊŋ]. Nominierungen is at rank #26,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced [nomiˈniːʁʊŋən].

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 37852, this pair ranks #1,579,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Nominierung vs Nominierungen

Shared letters: egimnoru. Private to "Nominierung": -. Private to "Nominierungen": -.

"Nominierung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCC  ·  "Nominierungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Nominierungnmoinierung · nnominierung · noimnierung · nomiinerung · nomineirung · nominiernug · nominierrung · nominierugn
  • Nominierungennmoinierungen · nnominierungen · noimnierungen · nomiinerungen · nomineirungen · nominiernugen · nominierrungen · nominierugnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Nominierung" for "Nominierungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([nomiˈniːʁʊŋ] versus [nomiˈniːʁʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Nominierung" or "Nominierungen" show up more?
"Nominierung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,299 in our German list, against #26,553 for "Nominierungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Nominierung" and "Nominierungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nominierung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nominierungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,579,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nominierung" and "Nominierungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nominieren vs Nominierung". 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 #1,579,391 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