Klägerin vs Klägers, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#20,642
“Klägerin” frequency rank: #29,659
“Klägers” frequency rank: 50301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Klägerin	Klägers
Definition	weibliche Person, die zivilrechtlich vor Gericht eine Klage führt	Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kläger

Where the eye mixes Klägerin and Klägers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Klägerin runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against Klägers's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch

Klägerin

7 ch

Klägers

Look-alike desk: Klägerin vs Klägers

A purely visual mix-up. Klägerin ([ˈklɛːɡəʁɪn]) and Klägers ([ˈklɛːɡɐs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klägerin is recorded at frequency rank #20,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɛːɡəʁɪn]. Klägers is at rank #29,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɛːɡɐs].

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 50301, this pair ranks #1,178,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Klägerin vs Klägers

Shared letters: egklrä. Private to "Klägerin": in. Private to "Klägers": s.

"Klägerin" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "Klägers" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Klägerin" and "Klägers" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They are said differently ([ˈklɛːɡəʁɪn] versus [ˈklɛːɡɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Klägerin" or "Klägers"?

"Klägerin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,642 in our German list, against #29,659 for "Klägers". 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 "Klägerin" and "Klägers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "Klägerin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Klägers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,178,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Klägerin" and "Klägers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klägers vs kluges". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,178,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.