Which to use
“Training” and “Trainings” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,993
- “Training” frequency rank
- #14,435
- “Trainings” frequency rank
- 16428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Training | Trainings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nachhaltige, planmäßige Übungen im Sport oder anderen Bereichen, um die Leistungen zu verbessern | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Training |
Where the eye mixes Training and Trainings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Training vs Trainings
A purely visual mix-up. Training ([ˈtʁɛːnɪŋ]) and Trainings ([ˈtʁɛːnɪŋs]) 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) - “Training” sits inside “Trainings”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Training is recorded at frequency rank #1,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɛːnɪŋ]. Trainings is at rank #14,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɛːnɪŋs].
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 16428, this pair ranks #1,935,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Training vs Trainings
Shared letters: aginrt. Private to "Training": -. Private to "Trainings": s.
"Training" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "Trainings" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Training" and "Trainings" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Training" vs "Trainings" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Training" and "Trainings" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Training" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Trainings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Training" and "Trainings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tracking vs Training". 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 #1,935,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.