Which to use
“Stellung” and “Stellungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,742
- “Stellung” frequency rank
- #11,534
- “Stellungen” frequency rank
- 14276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stellung | Stellungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | berufliche Position | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stellung |
Where the eye mixes Stellung and Stellungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stellung vs Stellungen
A purely visual mix-up. Stellung ([ˈʃtɛlʊŋ]) and Stellungen ([ˈʃtɛlʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Stellung” sits inside “Stellungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stellung is recorded at frequency rank #2,742, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlʊŋ]. Stellungen is at rank #11,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlʊŋən].
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 14276, this pair ranks #1,952,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stellung vs Stellungen
Shared letters: eglnstu. Private to "Stellung": -. Private to "Stellungen": -.
"Stellung" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "Stellungen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stellung ← setllung · sstellung · stellnug · stellugn · stellungg · stellunng · stelulng · stelung
- Stellungen ← setllungen · sstellungen · stellnugen · stellugnen · stellunegn · stellungenn · stellunggen · stellungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stellung" for "Stellungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stellung" vs "Stellungen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stellung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stellungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stellung" and "Stellungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stallungen vs Stellungen". 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 #1,952,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.