Which to use
“Planung” and “Planungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,609
- “Planung” frequency rank
- #9,963
- “Planungen” frequency rank
- 12572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Planung | Planungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durchdachter Vorgang, der zu einer Zeichnung oder Beschreibung eines Vorhaben, im Ergebnis (dem Plan), führt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Planung |
Where the eye mixes Planung and Planungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Planung runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against Planungen's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Planung vs Planungen
A purely visual mix-up. Planung ([ˈplaːnʊŋ]) and Planungen ([ˈplaːnʊŋən]) 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) - “Planung” sits inside “Planungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Planung is recorded at frequency rank #2,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaːnʊŋ]. Planungen is at rank #9,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaːnʊŋən].
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 12572, this pair ranks #1,963,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Planung vs Planungen
Shared letters: aglnpu. Private to "Planung": -. Private to "Planungen": e.
"Planung" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "Planungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Planung" for "Planungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Planung" or "Planungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Planung" and "Planungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Planung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Planungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Planung" and "Planungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paarungen vs Planungen". 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 #1,963,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.