Which to use
“Organisationen” and “organisations” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,144
- “Organisationen” frequency rank
- #38,323
- “organisations” frequency rank
- 41467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Organisationen | organisations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Organisation | Plural des Substantivs organisation |
Where the eye mixes Organisationen and organisations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Organisationen runs 14 letters (VCCVCVCVCVVCVC) against organisations's 13 (VCCVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Organisationen with organisations
A purely visual mix-up. Organisationen ([ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and organisations ([ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃənz]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Organisationen is recorded at frequency rank #3,144, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːnən]. organisations is at rank #38,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃənz].
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 41467, this pair ranks #1,478,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Organisationen vs organisations
Shared letters: aginorst. Private to "Organisationen": e. Private to "organisations": -.
"Organisationen" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVCVC · "organisations" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Organisationen ← ogranisationen · oragnisationen · orgainsationen · organiastionen · organisaitonen · organisatinoen · organisatioenn · organisationenn
- organisations ← ogranisations · oragnisations · orgainsations · organiastions · organisaitons · organisatinos · organisationns · organisationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Organisationen" and "organisations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Organisationen" vs "organisations" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Organisationen" and "organisations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Organisationen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organisations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,478,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Organisationen" and "organisations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organisations vs organization". 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 #1,478,492 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.