Which to use
“Wanderung” and “Wanderungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,807
- “Wanderung” frequency rank
- #13,518
- “Wanderungen” frequency rank
- 22325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wanderung | Wanderungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausflug zu Fuß in der Natur, ausgedehnter als ein Spaziergang (oft mit Übernachtung) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wanderung |
Where the eye mixes Wanderung and Wanderungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Wanderung runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against Wanderungen's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wanderung vs Wanderungen
A purely visual mix-up. Wanderung ([ˈvandəʁʊŋ]) and Wanderungen ([ˈvandəʁʊŋən]) 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) - “Wanderung” sits inside “Wanderungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wanderung is recorded at frequency rank #8,807, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvandəʁʊŋ]. Wanderungen is at rank #13,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvandəʁʊŋən].
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 22325, this pair ranks #1,875,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wanderung vs Wanderungen
Shared letters: adegnruw. Private to "Wanderung": -. Private to "Wanderungen": -.
"Wanderung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Wanderungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wanderung ← awnderung · wadnerung · wandderung · wandernug · wanderrung · wanderugn · wanderungg · wanderunng
- Wanderungen ← awnderungen · wadnerungen · wandderungen · wandernugen · wanderrungen · wanderugnen · wanderunegn · wanderungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wanderung" for "Wanderungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Wanderung" or "Wanderungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wanderung" and "Wanderungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wanderung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wanderungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,875,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wanderung" and "Wanderungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wanderung vs Wandlung". 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 #1,875,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.