Which to use
“Religion” and “Religionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,676
- “Religion” frequency rank
- #6,841
- “Religionen” frequency rank
- 8517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Religion | Religionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kodifizierte und/oder auf Überlieferung beruhende Kult-/Glaubenspraxis und -auslegung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Religion |
Where the eye mixes Religion and Religionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Religion runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against Religionen's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Religion and Religionen
A purely visual mix-up. Religion ([ʁeliˈɡi̯oːn]) and Religionen ([ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnən]) 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) - “Religion” sits inside “Religionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Religion is recorded at frequency rank #1,676, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːn]. Religionen is at rank #6,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnən].
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 8517, this pair ranks #1,983,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Religion vs Religionen
Shared letters: egilnor. Private to "Religion": -. Private to "Religionen": -.
"Religion" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "Religionen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Religion ← erligion · reilgion · relgiion · religgion · religino · religionn · religoin · reliigon
- Religionen ← erligionen · reilgionen · relgiionen · religgionen · religinoen · religioenn · religionenn · religionne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Religion" and "Religionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Religion" or "Religionen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Religion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Religionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Religion" and "Religionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Relationen vs Religionen". 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 #1,983,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.