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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wertung" for "Wertungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Wertung" or "Wertungen"?
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.