WertungvsWertungenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#8,007
“Wertung” frequency rank
#25,839
“Wertungen” frequency rank
33846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Wertung Wertungen
Definition Einschätzung einer Sache Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wertung

Where the eye mixes Wertung and Wertungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Wertung runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Wertungen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Wertung
9 ch
Wertungen

Why the eye confuses Wertung with Wertungen

A purely visual mix-up. Wertung ([ˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]) and Wertungen ([ˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) 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) - “Wertung” sits inside “Wertungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Wertung is recorded at frequency rank #8,007, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]. Wertungen is at rank #25,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən].

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 33846, this pair ranks #1,676,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Wertung vs Wertungen

Shared letters: egnrtuw. Private to "Wertung": -. Private to "Wertungen": -.

"Wertung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Wertungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Wertung ← ewrtung · werrtung · wertnug · werttung · wertugn · wertungg · wertunng · werutng
  • Wertungen ← ewrtungen · werrtungen · wertnugen · werttungen · wertugnen · wertunegn · wertungenn · wertunggen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Wertung" for "Wertungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ] versus [ˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Wertung" or "Wertungen"?
"Wertung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,007 in our German list, against #25,839 for "Wertungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Wertung" and "Wertungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Wertung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Wertungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,676,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Wertung" and "Wertungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Werbungen vs Wertungen". 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 #1,676,757 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