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.
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
- Nominierung ← nmoinierung · nnominierung · noimnierung · nomiinerung · nomineirung · nominiernug · nominierrung · nominierugn
- Nominierungen ← nmoinierungen · nnominierungen · noimnierungen · nomiinerungen · nomineirungen · nominiernugen · nominierrungen · nominierugnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Nominierung" for "Nominierungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Nominierung" or "Nominierungen" show up more?
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.