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

#44,157
“Radfahrerin” frequency rank
#29,298
“Radfahrern” frequency rank
73455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Radfahrerin Radfahrern
Definition weibliche Person, die mit einem Fahrrad fährt Dativ Plural des Substantivs Radfahrer

Where the eye mixes Radfahrerin and Radfahrern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Radfahrerin
10 ch
Radfahrern

Visual trap between Radfahrerin and Radfahrern

A purely visual mix-up. Radfahrerin ([ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁəʁɪn]) and Radfahrern ([ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐn]) 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 73455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Radfahrerin is recorded at frequency rank #44,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁəʁɪn]. Radfahrern is at rank #29,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐn].

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 73455, this pair ranks #359,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Radfahrerin vs Radfahrern

Shared letters: adefhnr. Private to "Radfahrerin": i. Private to "Radfahrern": -.

"Radfahrerin" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "Radfahrern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Radfahrerinardfahrerin · radafhrerin · raddfahrerin · radfaherrin · radfahhrerin · radfahreirn · radfahrerinn · radfahrerni
  • Radfahrernardfahrern · radafhrern · raddfahrern · radfaherrn · radfahhrern · radfahrenr · radfahrernn · radfahrerrn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Radfahrerin" and "Radfahrern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁəʁɪn] versus [ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Radfahrerin" or "Radfahrern" show up more?
"Radfahrern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,298 in our German list, against #44,157 for "Radfahrerin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Radfahrerin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Radfahrern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #359,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Radfahrerin" and "Radfahrern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Radfahren vs Radfahrerin". 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 #359,944 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