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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.

8 ch
Kalender
9 ch
Kalenders

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

  • Kalender ← aklender · kaelnder · kaledner · kalendder · kalenderr · kalendre · kalenedr · kalennder
  • Kalenders ← aklenders · kaelnders · kaledners · kalendders · kalenderrs · kalenderss · kalendesr · kalendres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kalender" for "Kalenders" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈlɛndɐ] versus [kaˈlɛndɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kalender" or "Kalenders"?
"Kalender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,191 in our German list, against #40,024 for "Kalenders". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list