Which to use
“Organisation” and “Organisationen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,427
- “Organisation” frequency rank
- #3,144
- “Organisationen” frequency rank
- 4571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Organisation | Organisationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das geordnete, strukturierte Zusammenspiel von Elementen und Faktoren als Gegensatz zum unbestimmten Chaos | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Organisation |
Where the eye mixes Organisation and Organisationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Organisation runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCVCVVC) against Organisationen's 14 (VCCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Organisation vs Organisationen
A purely visual mix-up. Organisation ([ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Organisationen ([ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Organisation” sits inside “Organisationen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Organisation is recorded at frequency rank #1,427, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Organisationen is at rank #3,144, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 4571, this pair ranks #1,997,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Organisation vs Organisationen
Shared letters: aginorst. Private to "Organisation": -. Private to "Organisationen": e.
"Organisation" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVC · "Organisationen" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Organisation ← ogranisation · oragnisation · orgainsation · organiastion · organisaiton · organisatino · organisationn · organisatoin
- Organisationen ← ogranisationen · oragnisationen · orgainsationen · organiastionen · organisaitonen · organisatinoen · organisatioenn · organisationenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Organisation" for "Organisationen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Organisation" vs "Organisationen" - which ranks higher?
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 "Organisation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Organisationen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Organisation" and "Organisationen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Organisationen vs organisations". 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 #1,997,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.