Which to use
“Währungen” and “Wohnungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,777
- “Währungen” frequency rank
- #2,418
- “Wohnungen” frequency rank
- 22195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Währungen | Wohnungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Währung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wohnung |
Where the eye mixes Währungen and Wohnungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Währungen and Wohnungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Währungen with Wohnungen
A purely visual mix-up. Währungen ([ˈvɛːʁʊŋən]) and Wohnungen ([ˈvoːnʊŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Währungen is recorded at frequency rank #19,777, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛːʁʊŋən]. Wohnungen is at rank #2,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːnʊŋən].
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 22195, this pair ranks #1,877,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Währungen vs Wohnungen
Shared letters: eghnuw. Private to "Währungen": rä. Private to "Wohnungen": o.
"Währungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Wohnungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wohnungen ← owhnungen · whonungen · wohhnungen · wohnnugen · wohnnungen · wohnugnen · wohnunegn · wohnungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Währungen" for "Wohnungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Währungen" or "Wohnungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Währungen" and "Wohnungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Währungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wohnungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Währungen" and "Wohnungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "währenden vs Währungen". 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 #1,877,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.