Which to use
“Packung” and “Packungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,068
- “Packung” frequency rank
- #22,459
- “Packungen” frequency rank
- 31527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Packung | Packungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verpackung, eine Ware umgebende Hülle, meist aus Papier, Pappe oder Plastik | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Packung |
Where the eye mixes Packung and Packungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Packung runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Packungen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Packung with Packungen
A purely visual mix-up. Packung ([ˈpakʊŋ]) and Packungen ([ˈpakʊŋən]) 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) - “Packung” sits inside “Packungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Packung is recorded at frequency rank #9,068, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpakʊŋ]. Packungen is at rank #22,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpakʊŋən].
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 31527, this pair ranks #1,726,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Packung vs Packungen
Shared letters: acgknpu. Private to "Packung": -. Private to "Packungen": e.
"Packung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Packungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Packung" for "Packungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Packung" or "Packungen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Packung" and "Packungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Packung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Packungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Packung" and "Packungen" 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 #1,726,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.