VerabredungvsVerabredungenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,540
“Verabredung” frequency rank
#43,573
“Verabredungen” frequency rank
71113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verabredung Verabredungen
Definition Abmachung, Absprache, Vereinbarung zu einem geplanten Kontakt oder Vorhaben Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Verabredung

Where the eye mixes Verabredung and Verabredungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Verabredung runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVCC) against Verabredungen's 13 (CVCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Verabredung
13 ch
Verabredungen

Visual trap between Verabredung and Verabredungen

A purely visual mix-up. Verabredung ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋ]) and Verabredungen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋən]) 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) - “Verabredung” sits inside “Verabredungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Verabredung is recorded at frequency rank #27,540, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋ]. Verabredungen is at rank #43,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋən].

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 71113, this pair ranks #426,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Verabredung vs Verabredungen

Shared letters: abdegnruv. Private to "Verabredung": -. Private to "Verabredungen": -.

"Verabredung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC  ·  "Verabredungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verabredung ← evrabredung · vearbredung · verabbredung · veraberdung · verabrdeung · verabreddung · verabrednug · verabredugn
  • Verabredungen ← evrabredungen · vearbredungen · verabbredungen · veraberdungen · verabrdeungen · verabreddungen · verabrednugen · verabredugnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Verabredung" and "Verabredungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Verabredung" vs "Verabredungen" - which ranks higher?
"Verabredung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,540 in our German list, against #43,573 for "Verabredungen". 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 "Verabredung" and "Verabredungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verabredung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verabredungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #426,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verabredung" and "Verabredungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verabreden vs Verabredung". 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 #426,319 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