Which to use
“Technologie” and “Technologien” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,852
- “Technologie” frequency rank
- #8,465
- “Technologien” frequency rank
- 12317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Technologie | Technologien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wissenschaft der Technik | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Technologie |
Where the eye mixes Technologie and Technologien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Technologie and Technologien
A purely visual mix-up. Technologie ([ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiː]) and Technologien ([ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiːən]) 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) - “Technologie” sits inside “Technologien”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Technologie is recorded at frequency rank #3,852, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiː]. Technologien is at rank #8,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiːən].
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 12317, this pair ranks #1,964,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Technologie vs Technologien
Shared letters: ceghilnot. Private to "Technologie": -. Private to "Technologien": -.
"Technologie" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV · "Technologien" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Technologie ← etchnologie · tcehnologie · tecchnologie · techhnologie · technloogie · technnologie · technolgoie · technollogie
- Technologien ← etchnologien · tcehnologien · tecchnologien · techhnologien · technloogien · technnologien · technolgoien · technollogien
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Technologie" for "Technologien" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Technologie" vs "Technologien" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Technologie" and "Technologien" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Technologie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Technologien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Technologie" and "Technologien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Technologien vs technologies". 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 #1,964,893 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.