Which to use
“kleiner” and “kleinere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #860
- “kleiner” frequency rank
- #2,660
- “kleinere” frequency rank
- 3520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleiner | kleinere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular des Adjektivs klein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes kleiner and kleinere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kleiner runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against kleinere's 8 (CCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kleiner vs kleinere
A purely visual mix-up. kleiner ([ˈklaɪ̯nɐ]) and kleinere ([ˈklaɪ̯nəʁə]) 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) - “kleiner” sits inside “kleinere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleiner is recorded at frequency rank #860, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nɐ]. kleinere is at rank #2,660, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəʁə].
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 3520, this pair ranks #2,000,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kleiner vs kleinere
Shared letters: eiklnr. Private to "kleiner": -. Private to "kleinere": -.
"kleiner" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "kleinere" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kleiner" and "kleinere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kleiner" or "kleinere"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleiner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleinere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleiner" and "kleinere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleinere vs kleinerem". 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 #2,000,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.