Which to use
“Jahre” and “Jahres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #145
- “Jahre” frequency rank
- #795
- “Jahres” frequency rank
- 940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jahre | Jahres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jahr |
Where the eye mixes Jahre and Jahres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Jahre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Jahres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Jahre and Jahres
A purely visual mix-up. Jahre ([ˈjaːʁə]) and Jahres ([ˈjaːʁəs]) 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) - “Jahre” sits inside “Jahres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jahre is recorded at frequency rank #145, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːʁə]. Jahres is at rank #795, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːʁəs].
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 940, this pair ranks #2,005,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Jahre vs Jahres
Shared letters: aehjr. Private to "Jahre": -. Private to "Jahres": s.
"Jahre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Jahres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Jahre" for "Jahres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Jahre" vs "Jahres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jahre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jahres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jahre" and "Jahres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jahres vs jährt". 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 #2,005,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.