Which to use
“Donnerstag” is a noun and “donnerstags” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,873
- “Donnerstag” frequency rank
- #19,871
- “donnerstags” frequency rank
- 21744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Donnerstag | donnerstags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vierter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; fünfter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Mittwoch und Freitag | jeweils am Donnerstag, an Donnerstagen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Donnerstag and donnerstags apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Donnerstag and donnerstags form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Donnerstag” sits inside “donnerstags” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Donnerstag is recorded at frequency rank #1,873, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːk]. donnerstags is at rank #19,871, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːks].
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 21744, this pair ranks #1,882,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Donnerstag vs donnerstags
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Donnerstag”; for an adverb, it's “donnerstags”.
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