Which to use
“Progression” and “Prozession” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,715
- “Progression” frequency rank
- #25,718
- “Prozession” frequency rank
- 51433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Progression | Prozession |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zunahme, Steigerung, Fortschreiten | nach bestimmten Regeln geordneter feierlicher Umzug, meist zu Fuß; oft handelt es sich um ein religiöses Ritual |
Where the eye mixes Progression and Prozession
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Progression with Prozession
A purely visual mix-up. Progression ([pʁoɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]) and Prozession ([pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]) 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 51433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Progression is recorded at frequency rank #25,715, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁoɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn]. Prozession is at rank #25,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁot͡sɛˈsi̯oːn].
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 51433, this pair ranks #1,135,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Progression vs Prozession
Shared letters: einoprs. Private to "Progression": g. Private to "Prozession": z.
"Progression" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVC · "Prozession" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Progression ← porgression · pprogression · prgoression · progerssion · proggression · progresion · progresison · progressino
- Prozession ← porzession · pprozession · proezssion · prozesion · prozesison · prozessino · prozessionn · prozessoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Progression" for "Prozession" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Progression" and "Prozession" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Progression" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Prozession" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,135,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Progression" and "Prozession" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profession vs Prozession". 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 #1,135,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.