Which to use
“passage” and “Passagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,302
- “passage” frequency rank
- #11,497
- “Passagen” frequency rank
- 22799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passage | Passagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Textabschnitt oder eine Textstelle mit einem besonderen Sinn | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Passage |
Where the eye mixes passage and Passagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. passage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Passagen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses passage with Passagen
A purely visual mix-up. passage ([ˈpasɪdʒ]) and Passagen ([paˈsaːʒən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “passage” sits inside “Passagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passage is recorded at frequency rank #11,302, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpasɪdʒ]. Passagen is at rank #11,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈsaːʒən].
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 22799, this pair ranks #1,869,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passage vs Passagen
Shared letters: aegps. Private to "passage": -. Private to "Passagen": n.
"passage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Passagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passage" for "Passagen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "passage" or "Passagen"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "passage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Passagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passage" and "Passagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "package vs passage". 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 #1,869,613 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.