Which to use
“kleinere” and “kleines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,660
- “kleinere” frequency rank
- #1,300
- “kleines” frequency rank
- 3960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleinere | kleines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs klein | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein |
Where the eye mixes kleinere and kleines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. kleinere runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCV) against kleines's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kleinere and kleines
A purely visual mix-up. kleinere ([ˈklaɪ̯nəʁə]) and kleines ([ˈklaɪ̯nəs]) 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 3960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleinere is recorded at frequency rank #2,660, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəʁə]. kleines is at rank #1,300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəs].
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 3960, this pair ranks #1,998,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kleinere vs kleines
Shared letters: eikln. Private to "kleinere": r. Private to "kleines": s.
"kleinere" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV · "kleines" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kleinere" for "kleines" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kleinere" or "kleines" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kleinere" and "kleines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleinere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kleines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleinere" and "kleines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kleinbus vs kleines". 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 #1,998,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.