PressemitteilungvsPressemitteilungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Pressemitteilung” and “Pressemitteilungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,752
“Pressemitteilung” frequency rank
#26,132
“Pressemitteilungen” frequency rank
31884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Pressemitteilung Pressemitteilungen
Definition geschriebene oder aufgezeichnete Mitteilung, die von Unternehmen und staatlichen oder privaten Institutionen an Journalisten gerichtet sind und Ankündigungen, Dementis, Informationen über Produkte oder Veranstaltungen enthalten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pressemitteilung

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Pressemitteilung and Pressemitteilungen apart are highlighted. They share 16 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

16 ch
Pressemitteilung
18 ch
Pressemitteilungen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Pressemitteilung ([ˈpʁɛsəˌmɪttaɪ̯lʊŋ]) and Pressemitteilungen ([ˈpʁɛsəˌmɪttaɪ̯lʊŋən]) 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) - “Pressemitteilung” sits inside “Pressemitteilungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Pressemitteilung is recorded at frequency rank #5,752, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁɛsəˌmɪttaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Pressemitteilungen is at rank #26,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁɛsəˌmɪttaɪ̯lʊŋən].

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 31884, this pair ranks #1,719,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Pressemitteilung vs Pressemitteilungen

Shared letters: egilmnprstu. Private to "Pressemitteilung": -. Private to "Pressemitteilungen": -.

"Pressemitteilung" · 16 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCCVVCVCC  ·  "Pressemitteilungen" · 18 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Pressemitteilungperssemitteilung · ppressemitteilung · presemitteilung · presesmitteilung · presseimtteilung · pressemiteilung · pressemitetilung · pressemitteillung
  • Pressemitteilungenperssemitteilungen · ppressemitteilungen · presemitteilungen · presesmitteilungen · presseimtteilungen · pressemiteilungen · pressemitetilungen · pressemitteillungen

Frequency comparison

Pressemitteilung#5,752
Pressemitteilungen#26,132

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Pressemitteilung" and "Pressemitteilungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpʁɛsəˌmɪttaɪ̯lʊŋ] versus [ˈpʁɛsəˌmɪttaɪ̯lʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Pressemitteilung" or "Pressemitteilungen"?
"Pressemitteilung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,752 in our German list, against #26,132 for "Pressemitteilungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Pressemitteilung vs Pressemitteilungen

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list