Which to use
“Wohnung” and “Wohnungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #728
- “Wohnung” frequency rank
- #2,418
- “Wohnungen” frequency rank
- 3146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wohnung | Wohnungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Raum oder mehrere Räume, die innerhalb eines Hauses einen abgeschlossenen Bereich bilden und für einen ein- oder mehrköpfigen Haushalt zum Wohnen dienen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wohnung |
Where the eye mixes Wohnung and Wohnungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Wohnung runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Wohnungen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Wohnung and Wohnungen
A purely visual mix-up. Wohnung ([ˈvoːnʊŋ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Wohnung” sits inside “Wohnungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wohnung is recorded at frequency rank #728, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːnʊŋ]. 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 3146, this pair ranks #2,000,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wohnung vs Wohnungen
Shared letters: ghnouw. Private to "Wohnung": -. Private to "Wohnungen": e.
"Wohnung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Wohnungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wohnung" for "Wohnungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Wohnung" or "Wohnungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Wohnung" and "Wohnungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wohnung" 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 #2,000,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wohnung" and "Wohnungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wohnenden vs Wohnungen". 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 #2,000,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.