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“Resolutionen” and “Revolutionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,941
“Resolutionen” frequency rank
#28,359
“Revolutionen” frequency rank
75300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Resolutionen Revolutionen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Resolution Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Revolution

Where the eye mixes Resolutionen and Revolutionen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Resolutionen and Revolutionen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
Resolutionen
12 ch
Revolutionen

Look-alike desk: Resolutionen vs Revolutionen

A purely visual mix-up. Resolutionen ([ˌʁezoluˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and Revolutionen ([ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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 a single letter - s in “Resolutionen” becomes v in “Revolutionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Resolutionen is recorded at frequency rank #46,941, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌʁezoluˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Revolutionen is at rank #28,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːnən].

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 75300, this pair ranks #311,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Resolutionen vs Revolutionen

Shared letters: eilnortu. Private to "Resolutionen": s. Private to "Revolutionen": v.

"Resolutionen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "Revolutionen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Resolutionen ← ersolutionen · reoslutionen · resloutionen · resollutionen · resoltuionen · resoluitonen · resolutinoen · resolutioenn
  • Revolutionen ← ervolutionen · reovlutionen · revloutionen · revollutionen · revoltuionen · revoluitonen · revolutinoen · revolutioenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Resolutionen" and "Revolutionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌʁezoluˈt͡si̯oːnən] versus [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Resolutionen" or "Revolutionen"?
"Revolutionen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,359 in our German list, against #46,941 for "Resolutionen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Resolutionen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Revolutionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Resolutionen" and "Revolutionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolutionär vs Revolutionen". 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 #311,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list