Which to use
“Spieltage” and “Spieltagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,376
- “Spieltage” frequency rank
- #27,949
- “Spieltagen” frequency rank
- 62325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spieltage | Spieltagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Spieltag | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieltag |
Where the eye mixes Spieltage and Spieltagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Spieltage runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCV) against Spieltagen's 10 (CCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Spieltage and Spieltagen
A purely visual mix-up. Spieltage ([ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡə]) and Spieltagen ([ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡn̩]) 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) - “Spieltage” sits inside “Spieltagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spieltage is recorded at frequency rank #34,376, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡə]. Spieltagen is at rank #27,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡn̩].
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 62325, this pair ranks #717,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spieltage vs Spieltagen
Shared letters: aegilpst. Private to "Spieltage": -. Private to "Spieltagen": n.
"Spieltage" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCV · "Spieltagen" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Spieltage ← psieltage · sipeltage · speiltage · spielatge · spielltage · spieltaeg · spieltagge · spieltgae
- Spieltagen ← psieltagen · sipeltagen · speiltagen · spielatgen · spielltagen · spieltaegn · spieltagenn · spieltaggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Spieltage" and "Spieltagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Spieltage" or "Spieltagen" 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 "Spieltage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spieltagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #717,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spieltage" and "Spieltagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spieltage vs Spieltags". 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 #717,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.