Which to use
“Petition” and “Petitionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,117
- “Petition” frequency rank
- #29,279
- “Petitionen” frequency rank
- 37396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Petition | Petitionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Petition |
Where the eye mixes Petition and Petitionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Petition runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against Petitionen's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Petition and Petitionen
A purely visual mix-up. Petition ([petiˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Petitionen ([petiˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Petition” sits inside “Petitionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Petition is recorded at frequency rank #8,117, classified as anoun, pronounced [petiˈt͡si̯oːn]. Petitionen is at rank #29,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced [petiˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 37396, this pair ranks #1,591,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Petition vs Petitionen
Shared letters: einopt. Private to "Petition": -. Private to "Petitionen": -.
"Petition" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "Petitionen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Petition ← eptition · peittion · petiiton · petitino · petitionn · petitoin · petittion · pettiion
- Petitionen ← eptitionen · peittionen · petiitonen · petitinoen · petitioenn · petitionenn · petitionne · petitionnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Petition" for "Petitionen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Petition" or "Petitionen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Petition" and "Petitionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Petition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Petitionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,591,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Petition" and "Petitionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Petitionen vs Positionen". 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 #1,591,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.