RevolutionärevsRevolutionärenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,924
“Revolutionäre” frequency rank
#14,911
“Revolutionären” frequency rank
28835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Revolutionäre Revolutionären
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Revolutionär Dativ Plural des Substantivs Revolutionär

Where the eye mixes Revolutionäre and Revolutionären

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. Revolutionäre runs 13 letters (CVCVCVCVVCVCV) against Revolutionären's 14 (CVCVCVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
Revolutionäre
14 ch
Revolutionären

Why the eye confuses Revolutionäre with Revolutionären

A purely visual mix-up. Revolutionäre ([ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːʁə]) and Revolutionären ([ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]) 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) - “Revolutionäre” sits inside “Revolutionären”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Revolutionäre is recorded at frequency rank #13,924, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːʁə]. Revolutionären is at rank #14,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən].

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 28835, this pair ranks #1,777,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Revolutionäre vs Revolutionären

Shared letters: eilnortuvä. Private to "Revolutionäre": -. Private to "Revolutionären": -.

"Revolutionäre" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVCV  ·  "Revolutionären" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Revolutionäre" for "Revolutionären" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːʁə] versus [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Revolutionäre" vs "Revolutionären" - which ranks higher?
"Revolutionäre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,924 in our German list, against #14,911 for "Revolutionären". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Revolutionäre" and "Revolutionären" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Revolutionäre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Revolutionären" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,777,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Revolutionäre" and "Revolutionären" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revolutionären vs revolutionieren". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,777,744 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