Which to use
“Religionen” is a noun and “religiöse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,841
- “Religionen” frequency rank
- #4,829
- “religiöse” frequency rank
- 11670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Religionen | religiöse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Religion | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös |
Where the eye mixes Religionen and religiöse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Religionen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against religiöse's 9 (CVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Religionen with religiöse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Religionen is [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnən] while religiöse is [ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11670, 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]. religiöse is at rank #4,829, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə].
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 11670, this pair ranks #1,968,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Religionen vs religiöse
Shared letters: egilr. Private to "Religionen": no. Private to "religiöse": sö.
"Religionen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "religiöse" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Religionen ← erligionen · reilgionen · relgiionen · religgionen · religinoen · religioenn · religionenn · religionne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Religionen" and "religiöse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Religionen" or "religiöse"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Religionen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "religiöse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Religionen" and "religiöse" 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 #1,968,574 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.