Which to use
“System” and “Systemen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #677
- “System” frequency rank
- #7,822
- “Systemen” frequency rank
- 8499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | System | Systemen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine sich abgrenzende/nicht-abgrenzende, auf kausaler/nicht-kausaler Ebene korrelierende Struktur, die eine Gesamtheit beziehungsweise eine finite/infinite „Menge“ von Objekten einbezieht; ein definiertes Prinzip, das einer bestimmten Ordnung zugrunde liegt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs System |
Where the eye mixes System and Systemen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: System vs Systemen
A purely visual mix-up. System ([zʏsˈteːm]) and Systemen ([zʏsˈteːmən]) 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) - “System” sits inside “Systemen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
System is recorded at frequency rank #677, classified as anoun, pronounced [zʏsˈteːm]. Systemen is at rank #7,822, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zʏsˈteːmən].
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 8499, this pair ranks #1,984,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of System vs Systemen
Shared letters: emsty. Private to "System": -. Private to "Systemen": n.
"System" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Systemen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "System" for "Systemen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "System" or "Systemen" show up more?
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 "System" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Systemen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "System" and "Systemen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sister vs System". 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 #1,984,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.