TechnologievsTechnologienConfusable pair

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.

11 ch
Technologie
12 ch
Technologien

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

  • Technologieetchnologie · tcehnologie · tecchnologie · techhnologie · technloogie · technnologie · technolgoie · technollogie
  • Technologienetchnologien · tcehnologien · tecchnologien · techhnologien · technloogien · technnologien · technolgoien · technollogien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Technologie" for "Technologien" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiː] versus [ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiːən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Technologie" vs "Technologien" - which ranks higher?
"Technologie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,852 in our German list, against #8,465 for "Technologien". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list