Which to use
“Videospiele” and “Videospielen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,450
- “Videospiele” frequency rank
- #37,286
- “Videospielen” frequency rank
- 51736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Videospiele | Videospielen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Videospiel | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Videospiel |
Where the eye mixes Videospiele and Videospielen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Videospiele runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVVCV) against Videospielen's 12 (CVCVVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Videospiele vs Videospielen
A purely visual mix-up. Videospiele ([ˈviːdeoˌʃpiːlə]) and Videospielen ([ˈviːdeoˌʃpiːlən]) 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) - “Videospiele” sits inside “Videospielen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Videospiele is recorded at frequency rank #14,450, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːdeoˌʃpiːlə]. Videospielen is at rank #37,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːdeoˌʃpiːlən].
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 51736, this pair ranks #1,124,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Videospiele vs Videospielen
Shared letters: deilopsv. Private to "Videospiele": -. Private to "Videospielen": n.
"Videospiele" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCV · "Videospielen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Videospiele ← ivdeospiele · vdieospiele · viddeospiele · videopsiele · videosipele · videospeile · videospieel · videospielle
- Videospielen ← ivdeospielen · vdieospielen · viddeospielen · videopsielen · videosipelen · videospeilen · videospieeln · videospielenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Videospiele" and "Videospielen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Videospiele" vs "Videospielen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Videospiele" and "Videospielen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Videospiele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Videospielen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Videospiele" and "Videospielen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Videospiel vs Videospielen". 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 #1,124,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.