PaarungvsPaarungenConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
Paarung
9 ch
Paarungen

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

  • Paarung ← aparung · paarnug · paarrung · paarugn · paarungg · paarunng · paaurng · paraung
  • Paarungen ← aparungen · paarnugen · paarrungen · paarugnen · paarunegn · paarungenn · paarunggen · paarungne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Paarung" and "Paarungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaːʁʊŋ] versus [ˈpaːʁʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Paarung" or "Paarungen"?
"Paarung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,994 in our German list, against #48,369 for "Paarungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list