Which to use
“Passagier” and “Passagiere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,351
- “Passagier” frequency rank
- #6,702
- “Passagiere” frequency rank
- 25053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Passagier | Passagiere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der ein Verkehrsmittel benutzt, ohne es selbst zu steuern | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Passagier |
Where the eye mixes Passagier and Passagiere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Passagier runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against Passagiere's 10 (CVCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Passagier vs Passagiere
A purely visual mix-up. Passagier ([ˌpasaˈʒiːɐ̯]) and Passagiere ([ˌpasaˈʒiːʁə]) 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) - “Passagier” sits inside “Passagiere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Passagier is recorded at frequency rank #18,351, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌpasaˈʒiːɐ̯]. Passagiere is at rank #6,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌpasaˈʒiːʁə].
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 25053, this pair ranks #1,838,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Passagier vs Passagiere
Shared letters: aegiprs. Private to "Passagier": -. Private to "Passagiere": -.
"Passagier" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "Passagiere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Passagier ← apssagier · pasagier · pasasgier · passageir · passaggier · passagierr · passagire · passaiger
- Passagiere ← apssagiere · pasagiere · pasasgiere · passageire · passaggiere · passagieer · passagierre · passagiree
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Passagier" for "Passagiere" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Passagier" vs "Passagiere" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Passagier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Passagiere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Passagier" and "Passagiere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Passagier vs Passauer". 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 #1,838,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.