Which to use
“Operation” and “operations” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,674
- “Operation” frequency rank
- #28,789
- “operations” frequency rank
- 31463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Operation | operations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chirurgischer Eingriff in den Organismus | Plural des Substantivs operation |
Letter map: Operation vs operations
Shared letters muted; letters that set Operation and operations apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Corpus notes: Operation and operations
Operation and operations are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Operation” sits inside “operations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31463, 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]. operations is at rank #28,789, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 31463, this pair ranks #1,727,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Operation vs operations
Shared letters: aeinoprt. Private to "Operation": -. Private to "operations": s.
"Operation" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "operations" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Operation ← oepration · opeartion · operaiton · operatino · operationn · operatoin · operattion · operration
- operations ← oeprations · opeartions · operaitons · operatinos · operationns · operationss · operatiosn · operatoins
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "Operation" vs "operations" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Operation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "operations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,727,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Operation" and "operations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "operations vs puzzles". 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 #1,727,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.