Which to use
“Urlaub” and “Urlauber” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,274
- “Urlaub” frequency rank
- #12,815
- “Urlauber” frequency rank
- 14089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Urlaub | Urlauber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die vom Arbeitgeber dem abhängig Beschäftigten oder Dienstherrn dem Unterstellten gewährte Freizeit in Höhe von einem oder meist mehreren Werktagen | jemand, der Urlaub macht; der sich im Urlaub befindet |
Where the eye mixes Urlaub and Urlauber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Urlaub runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against Urlauber's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Urlaub vs Urlauber
A purely visual mix-up. Urlaub ([ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p]) and Urlauber ([ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯bɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Urlaub” sits inside “Urlauber”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Urlaub is recorded at frequency rank #1,274, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p]. Urlauber is at rank #12,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯bɐ].
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 14089, this pair ranks #1,953,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Urlaub vs Urlauber
Shared letters: ablru. Private to "Urlaub": -. Private to "Urlauber": e.
"Urlaub" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "Urlauber" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Urlaub" vs "Urlauber" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Urlaub" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Urlauber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Urlaub" and "Urlauber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Urlaube vs Urlauber". 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 #1,953,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.