Which to use
“relation” and “Religion” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,510
- “relation” frequency rank
- #1,676
- “Religion” frequency rank
- 13186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relation | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beziehung, Verhältnis | kodifizierte und/oder auf Überlieferung beruhende Kult-/Glaubenspraxis und -auslegung |
Where the eye mixes relation and Religion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: relation vs Religion
A purely visual mix-up. relation ([ʁə.la.sjɔ̃]) and Religion ([ʁeliˈɡi̯oːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relation is recorded at frequency rank #11,510, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁə.la.sjɔ̃]. Religion is at rank #1,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːn].
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 13186, this pair ranks #1,959,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relation vs Religion
Shared letters: eilnor. Private to "relation": at. Private to "Religion": g.
"relation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "Religion" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relation" for "Religion" ever safe?
Which is more common, "relation" or "Religion"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Religion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relation" and "Religion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relation vs Relationen". 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 #1,959,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.