Which to use
“Klassenlehrer” and “Klassenlehrerin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,388
- “Klassenlehrer” frequency rank
- #49,015
- “Klassenlehrerin” frequency rank
- 94403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klassenlehrer | Klassenlehrerin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lehrer, der für eine ihm zugewiesene Schulklasse (meist über mehrere Jahre) verantwortlich ist | Lehrerin, die für eine ihr zugewiesene Schulklasse (meist über mehrere Jahre) verantwortlich ist |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Klassenlehrer and Klassenlehrerin apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Klassenlehrer ([ˈklasn̩ˌleːʁɐ]) and Klassenlehrerin ([ˈklasn̩ˌleːʁəʁɪn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Klassenlehrer” sits inside “Klassenlehrerin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Klassenlehrer is recorded at frequency rank #45,388, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklasn̩ˌleːʁɐ]. Klassenlehrerin is at rank #49,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklasn̩ˌleːʁəʁɪn].
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 94403, this pair ranks #16,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Klassenlehrer vs Klassenlehrerin
Shared letters: aehklnrs. Private to "Klassenlehrer": -. Private to "Klassenlehrerin": i.
"Klassenlehrer" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCCVC · "Klassenlehrerin" · 15 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Klassenlehrer ← kalssenlehrer · kklassenlehrer · klasenlehrer · klasesnlehrer · klasselnehrer · klassenelhrer · klassenleherr · klassenlehhrer
- Klassenlehrerin ← kalssenlehrerin · kklassenlehrerin · klasenlehrerin · klasesnlehrerin · klasselnehrerin · klassenelhrerin · klassenleherrin · klassenlehhrerin