Which to use
“Passwort” and “Passwörter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,576
- “Passwort” frequency rank
- #17,383
- “Passwörter” frequency rank
- 23959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Passwort | Passwörter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mittel (Zeichenkette) zur Authentifizierung eines Benutzers | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Passwort |
Where the eye mixes Passwort and Passwörter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Passwort runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against Passwörter's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Passwort and Passwörter
A purely visual mix-up. Passwort ([ˈpasˌvɔʁt]) and Passwörter ([ˈpasˌvœʁtɐ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Passwort is recorded at frequency rank #6,576, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpasˌvɔʁt]. Passwörter is at rank #17,383, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpasˌvœʁtɐ].
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 23959, this pair ranks #1,854,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Passwort vs Passwörter
Shared letters: aprstw. Private to "Passwort": o. Private to "Passwörter": eö.
"Passwort" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "Passwörter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Passwort ← apsswort · passowrt · passworrt · passwortt · passwotr · passwrot · passwwort · paswort
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Passwort" and "Passwörter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Passwort" or "Passwörter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Passwort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Passwörter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Passwort" and "Passwörter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passiert vs Passwort". 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 #1,854,210 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.