Which to use
“souvenir” and “Souvenirs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,374
- “souvenir” frequency rank
- #33,827
- “Souvenirs” frequency rank
- 68201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souvenir | Souvenirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fähigkeit, vergangene Informationen zu behalten und wieder aufzurufen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Souvenir |
Where the eye mixes souvenir and Souvenirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. souvenir runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against Souvenirs's 9 (CVVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between souvenir and Souvenirs
A purely visual mix-up. souvenir ([suv.niʁ]) and Souvenirs ([zuvəˈniːɐ̯s]) 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) - “souvenir” sits inside “Souvenirs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souvenir is recorded at frequency rank #34,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [suv.niʁ]. Souvenirs is at rank #33,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zuvəˈniːɐ̯s].
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 68201, this pair ranks #515,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souvenir vs Souvenirs
Shared letters: einorsuv. Private to "souvenir": -. Private to "Souvenirs": -.
"souvenir" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "Souvenirs" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souvenir" and "Souvenirs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "souvenir" vs "Souvenirs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "souvenir" and "Souvenirs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "souvenir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Souvenirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #515,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.