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“Sportanlage” and “Sportanlagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,506
- “Sportanlage” frequency rank
- #43,507
- “Sportanlagen” frequency rank
- 87013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sportanlage | Sportanlagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der baulichen Vorrichtungen in einem Bereich, die dem Betreiben von Sport dienen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sportanlage |
Where the eye mixes Sportanlage and Sportanlagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Sportanlage runs 11 letters (CCVCCVCCVCV) against Sportanlagen's 12 (CCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Sportanlage with Sportanlagen
A purely visual mix-up. Sportanlage ([ˈʃpɔʁtʔanˌlaːɡə]) and Sportanlagen ([ˈʃpɔʁtʔanˌlaːɡn̩]) 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) - “Sportanlage” sits inside “Sportanlagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sportanlage is recorded at frequency rank #43,506, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɔʁtʔanˌlaːɡə]. Sportanlagen is at rank #43,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɔʁtʔanˌlaːɡn̩].
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 87013, this pair ranks #85,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Sportanlage vs Sportanlagen
Shared letters: aeglnoprst. Private to "Sportanlage": -. Private to "Sportanlagen": -.
"Sportanlage" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCV · "Sportanlagen" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sportanlage ← psortanlage · soprtanlage · sporatnlage · sporrtanlage · sportalnage · sportanalge · sportanlaeg · sportanlagge
- Sportanlagen ← psortanlagen · soprtanlagen · sporatnlagen · sporrtanlagen · sportalnagen · sportanalgen · sportanlaegn · sportanlagenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sportanlage" and "Sportanlagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Sportanlage" vs "Sportanlagen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sportanlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sportanlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,874 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 #85,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.