SpieltagenvsSpieltagsWhich spelling fits?

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

#27,949
“Spieltagen” frequency rank
#40,219
“Spieltags” frequency rank
68168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Spieltagen Spieltags
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieltag Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Spieltag

Where the eye mixes Spieltagen and Spieltags

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Spieltagen runs 10 letters (CCVVCCVCVC) against Spieltags's 9 (CCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Spieltagen
9 ch
Spieltags

Visual trap between Spieltagen and Spieltags

A purely visual mix-up. Spieltagen ([ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡn̩]) and Spieltags ([ˈʃpiːlˌtaːks]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Spieltagen is recorded at frequency rank #27,949, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡn̩]. Spieltags is at rank #40,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːks].

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 68168, this pair ranks #516,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Spieltagen vs Spieltags

Shared letters: aegilpst. Private to "Spieltagen": n. Private to "Spieltags": -.

"Spieltagen" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCVC  ·  "Spieltags" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Spieltagen ← psieltagen · sipeltagen · speiltagen · spielatgen · spielltagen · spieltaegn · spieltagenn · spieltaggen
  • Spieltags ← psieltags · sipeltags · speiltags · spielatgs · spielltags · spieltaggs · spieltagss · spieltasg

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Spieltagen" and "Spieltags" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃpiːlˌtaːɡn̩] versus [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Spieltagen" vs "Spieltags" - which ranks higher?
"Spieltagen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,949 in our German list, against #40,219 for "Spieltags". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Spieltagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Spieltags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #516,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Spieltagen" and "Spieltags" 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 #516,540 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