Which to use
“Operation” and “Operationen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,674
- “Operation” frequency rank
- #7,513
- “Operationen” frequency rank
- 10187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Operation | Operationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chirurgischer Eingriff in den Organismus | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Operation |
Where the eye mixes Operation and Operationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Operation vs Operationen
A purely visual mix-up. Operation ([opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Operationen ([opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Operation” sits inside “Operationen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Operation is recorded at frequency rank #2,674, classified as anoun, pronounced [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Operationen is at rank #7,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 10187, this pair ranks #1,976,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Operation vs Operationen
Shared letters: aeinoprt. Private to "Operation": -. Private to "Operationen": -.
"Operation" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "Operationen" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Operation ← oepration · opeartion · operaiton · operatino · operationn · operatoin · operattion · operration
- Operationen ← oeprationen · opeartionen · operaitonen · operatinoen · operatioenn · operationenn · operationne · operationnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Operation" and "Operationen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Operation" or "Operationen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Operation" and "Operationen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Operation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Operationen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Operation" and "Operationen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Operationen vs operations". 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 #1,976,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.