Which to use
“Paarung” and “Paarungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,994
- “Paarung” frequency rank
- #48,369
- “Paarungen” frequency rank
- 75363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paarung | Paarungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Zusammenstellung eines Paares | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Paarung |
Where the eye mixes Paarung and Paarungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Paarung runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against Paarungen's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Paarung vs Paarungen
A purely visual mix-up. Paarung ([ˈpaːʁʊŋ]) and Paarungen ([ˈpaːʁʊŋən]) 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) - “Paarung” sits inside “Paarungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Paarung is recorded at frequency rank #26,994, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːʁʊŋ]. Paarungen is at rank #48,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːʁʊŋən].
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 75363, this pair ranks #309,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Paarung vs Paarungen
Shared letters: agnpru. Private to "Paarung": -. Private to "Paarungen": e.
"Paarung" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "Paarungen" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Paarung" and "Paarungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Paarung" or "Paarungen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Paarung" and "Paarungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paarung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Paarungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paarung" and "Paarungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paarungen vs Packungen". 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 #309,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.