Which to use
“Religion” and “religions” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,676
- “Religion” frequency rank
- #31,754
- “religions” frequency rank
- 33430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Religion | religions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kodifizierte und/oder auf Überlieferung beruhende Kult-/Glaubenspraxis und -auslegung | Plural des Substantivs religió |
Where the eye mixes Religion and religions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Religion runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against religions's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Religion with religions
A purely visual mix-up. Religion ([ʁeliˈɡi̯oːn]) and religions ([rəɫiʒiˈons]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Religion” sits inside “religions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33430, 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]. religions is at rank #31,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rəɫiʒiˈons].
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 33430, this pair ranks #1,686,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Religion vs religions
Shared letters: egilnor. Private to "Religion": -. Private to "religions": s.
"Religion" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "religions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Religion" and "religions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Religion" vs "religions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Religion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "religions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,686,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Religion" and "religions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "religions vs religiöses". 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 #1,686,143 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.