Which to use
“Provision” and “Provisionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,185
- “Provision” frequency rank
- #33,769
- “Provisionen” frequency rank
- 48954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Provision | Provisionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entgelt für die Vermittlung eines Handels, Gebühr eines Maklers | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Provision |
Where the eye mixes Provision and Provisionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Provision and Provisionen
A purely visual mix-up. Provision ([ˌpʁoviˈzi̯oːn]) and Provisionen ([ˌpʁoviˈzi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Provision” sits inside “Provisionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Provision is recorded at frequency rank #15,185, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌpʁoviˈzi̯oːn]. Provisionen is at rank #33,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌpʁoviˈzi̯oːnən].
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 48954, this pair ranks #1,229,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Provision vs Provisionen
Shared letters: inoprsv. Private to "Provision": -. Private to "Provisionen": e.
"Provision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "Provisionen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Provision ← porvision · pprovision · proivsion · proviison · provisino · provisionn · provisoin · provission
- Provisionen ← porvisionen · pprovisionen · proivsionen · proviisonen · provisinoen · provisioenn · provisionenn · provisionne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Provision" and "Provisionen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Provision" or "Provisionen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Provision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Provisionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,229,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Provision" and "Provisionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Präzision vs Provision". 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 #1,229,386 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.