ProduktenvsProduktsWhich spelling fits?

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

#5,640
“Produkten” frequency rank
#27,009
“Produkts” frequency rank
32649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Produkten Produkts
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Produkt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Produkt

Where the eye mixes Produkten and Produkts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Produkten runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against Produkts's 8 (CCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Produkten
8 ch
Produkts

Why the eye confuses Produkten with Produkts

A purely visual mix-up. Produkten ([pʁoˈdʊktn̩]) and Produkts ([pʁoˈdʊkt͡s]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Produkten is recorded at frequency rank #5,640, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈdʊktn̩]. Produkts is at rank #27,009, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈdʊkt͡s].

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 32649, this pair ranks #1,703,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Produkten vs Produkts

Shared letters: dkoprtu. Private to "Produkten": en. Private to "Produkts": s.

"Produkten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC  ·  "Produkts" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Produktenpordukten · pprodukten · prdoukten · proddukten · prodkuten · produketn · produkkten · produktenn
  • Produktspordukts · pprodukts · prdoukts · proddukts · prodkuts · produkkts · produkst · produktss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Produkten" for "Produkts" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pʁoˈdʊktn̩] versus [pʁoˈdʊkt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Produkten" or "Produkts" show up more?
"Produkten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,640 in our German list, against #27,009 for "Produkts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Produkten" and "Produkts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Produkten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Produkts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,703,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Produkten" and "Produkts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Produktes vs Produkts". 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 #1,703,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list