Which to use
“Tausenden” and “Tausender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,954
- “Tausenden” frequency rank
- #25,789
- “Tausender” frequency rank
- 34743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tausenden | Tausender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tausend | Berg, Erhebung mit einer Höhe von mehr als 1000 Meter über Normal Null |
Where the eye mixes Tausenden and Tausender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Tausenden and Tausender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Tausenden vs Tausender
A purely visual mix-up. Tausenden ([ˈtaʊ̯zn̩dən]) and Tausender ([ˈtaʊ̯zn̩dɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Tausenden” becomes r in “Tausender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tausenden is recorded at frequency rank #8,954, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩dən]. Tausender is at rank #25,789, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩dɐ].
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 34743, this pair ranks #1,656,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tausenden vs Tausender
Shared letters: adenstu. Private to "Tausenden": -. Private to "Tausender": r.
"Tausenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC · "Tausender" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tausenden" for "Tausender" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Tausenden" or "Tausender"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tausenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tausender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tausenden" and "Tausender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tanzenden vs Tausenden". 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 #1,656,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.