Which to use
“Religionen” and “religions” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,841
- “Religionen” frequency rank
- #31,754
- “religions” frequency rank
- 38595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Religionen | religions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Religion | Plural des Substantivs religió |
Where the eye mixes Religionen and religions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Religionen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) 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 Religionen with religions
A purely visual mix-up. Religionen ([ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Religionen is recorded at frequency rank #6,841, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnən]. 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 38595, this pair ranks #1,559,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Religionen vs religions
Shared letters: egilnor. Private to "Religionen": -. Private to "religions": s.
"Religionen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "religions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Religionen ← erligionen · reilgionen · relgiionen · religgionen · religinoen · religioenn · religionenn · religionne
- religions ← erligions · reilgions · relgiions · religgions · religinos · religionns · religionss · religiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Religionen" and "religions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Religionen" or "religions" 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 "Religionen" 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 #1,559,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Religionen" 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 #1,559,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.