Which to use
“Werbung” and “Werbungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,278
- “Werbung” frequency rank
- #45,694
- “Werbungen” frequency rank
- 46972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Werbung | Werbungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in verschiedener Weise verbreitete Informationen zu dem Zweck, Kunden, Käufer, Mitglieder oder Ähnliches zu bekommen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Werbung |
Where the eye mixes Werbung and Werbungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Werbung runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Werbungen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Werbung vs Werbungen
A purely visual mix-up. Werbung ([ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]) and Werbungen ([ˈvɛʁbʊŋən]) 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) - “Werbung” sits inside “Werbungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Werbung is recorded at frequency rank #1,278, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. Werbungen is at rank #45,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛʁbʊŋən].
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 46972, this pair ranks #1,300,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Werbung vs Werbungen
Shared letters: begnruw. Private to "Werbung": -. Private to "Werbungen": -.
"Werbung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Werbungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Werbung" for "Werbungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Werbung" or "Werbungen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Werbung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Werbungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,300,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Werbung" and "Werbungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weisungen vs Werbungen". 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 #1,300,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.