Which to use
“Kalender” and “Kalenders” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,191
- “Kalender” frequency rank
- #40,024
- “Kalenders” frequency rank
- 45215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kalender | Kalenders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Darstellung, Verzeichnis der aufeinanderfolgenden Tage, Wochen und Monate in Blatt-, Block- oder Buchform, oft mit Angaben zu Feiertagen, Ferien, Gedenktagen, Jahreszeiten, Mondphase, Namenstagen, Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kalender |
Where the eye mixes Kalender and Kalenders
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Kalender runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Kalenders's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kalender vs Kalenders
A purely visual mix-up. Kalender ([kaˈlɛndɐ]) and Kalenders ([kaˈlɛndɐs]) 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) - “Kalender” sits inside “Kalenders”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kalender is recorded at frequency rank #5,191, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈlɛndɐ]. Kalenders is at rank #40,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈlɛndɐs].
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 45215, this pair ranks #1,360,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kalender vs Kalenders
Shared letters: adeklnr. Private to "Kalender": -. Private to "Kalenders": s.
"Kalender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Kalenders" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kalender" for "Kalenders" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kalender" or "Kalenders"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kalender" and "Kalenders" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kalender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kalenders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,360,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kalender" and "Kalenders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kalender vs Kleider". 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 #1,360,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.