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

#4,339
“Eigentümer” frequency rank
#32,011
“Eigentümers” frequency rank
36350
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eigentümer Eigentümers
Definition diejenige (natürliche oder juristische) Person, welche die rechtliche Herrschaft über eine Sache hat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Eigentümer

Where the eye mixes Eigentümer and Eigentümers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Eigentümer runs 10 letters (VVCVCCVCVC) against Eigentümers's 11 (VVCVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Eigentümer
11 ch
Eigentümers

Why the eye confuses Eigentümer with Eigentümers

A purely visual mix-up. Eigentümer ([ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmɐ]) and Eigentümers ([ˈaɪ̯ɡəntyːmɐs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Eigentümer” sits inside “Eigentümers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Eigentümer is recorded at frequency rank #4,339, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmɐ]. Eigentümers is at rank #32,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ɡəntyːmɐs].

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 36350, this pair ranks #1,617,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Eigentümer vs Eigentümers

Shared letters: egimnrtü. Private to "Eigentümer": -. Private to "Eigentümers": s.

"Eigentümer" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC  ·  "Eigentümers" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Eigentümer" and "Eigentümers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmɐ] versus [ˈaɪ̯ɡəntyːmɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Eigentümer" vs "Eigentümers" - which ranks higher?
"Eigentümer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,339 in our German list, against #32,011 for "Eigentümers". 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 "Eigentümer" and "Eigentümers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Eigentümer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Eigentümers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,617,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eigentümer" and "Eigentümers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eigentümerin vs Eigentümers". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,617,800 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