Which to use
“Pension” and “Pensionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,796
- “Pension” frequency rank
- #16,512
- “Pensionen” frequency rank
- 24308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pension | Pensionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner Hotelbetrieb mit meist privater Atmosphäre | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pension |
Where the eye mixes Pension and Pensionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Pension runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Pensionen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Pension and Pensionen
A purely visual mix-up. Pension ([pɑ̃ˈzi̯oːn]) and Pensionen ([pɑ̃ˈzi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Pension” sits inside “Pensionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pension is recorded at frequency rank #7,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɑ̃ˈzi̯oːn]. Pensionen is at rank #16,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɑ̃ˈzi̯oːnən].
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 24308, this pair ranks #1,849,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pension vs Pensionen
Shared letters: einops. Private to "Pension": -. Private to "Pensionen": -.
"Pension" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Pensionen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pension" and "Pensionen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Pension" vs "Pensionen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Pension" and "Pensionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pensionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pension" and "Pensionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pension vs Persien". 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 #1,849,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.