TechnologienvstechnologiesWhat's the difference?

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“Technologien” and “technologies” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,465
“Technologien” frequency rank
#24,949
“technologies” frequency rank
33414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Technologien technologies
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Technologie Plural des Substantivs technology

Letter map: Technologien vs technologies

Shared letters muted; letters that set Technologien and technologies apart highlighted. Shared run: 11.

12 ch
Technologien
12 ch
technologies

Spelling & dictionary notes on Technologien vs technologies

Technologien and technologies are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “Technologien” becomes s in “technologies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Technologien is recorded at frequency rank #8,465, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiːən]. technologies is at rank #24,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 33414, this pair ranks #1,686,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Technologien vs technologies

Shared letters: ceghilnot. Private to "Technologien": -. Private to "technologies": s.

"Technologien" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC  ·  "technologies" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Technologienetchnologien · tcehnologien · tecchnologien · techhnologien · technloogien · technnologien · technolgoien · technollogien
  • technologiesetchnologies · tcehnologies · tecchnologies · techhnologies · technloogies · technnologies · technolgoies · technollogies

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Technologien" for "technologies" ever safe?
No. They differ by a single letter - n in “Technologien” becomes s in “technologies”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Technologien" vs "technologies" - which ranks higher?
"Technologien" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,465 in our German list, against #24,949 for "technologies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "Technologien" and "technologies". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Technologien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "technologies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,686,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Technologien" and "technologies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #1,686,474 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