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

#24,402
“kleineres” frequency rank
#1,300
“kleines” frequency rank
25702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kleineres kleines
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs klein Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein

Where the eye mixes kleineres and kleines

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. kleineres runs 9 letters (CCVVCVCVC) against kleines's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
kleineres
7 ch
kleines

Look-alike desk: kleineres vs kleines

A purely visual mix-up. kleineres ([ˈklaɪ̯nəʁəs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kleineres is recorded at frequency rank #24,402, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəʁəs]. 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 25702, this pair ranks #1,829,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kleineres vs kleines

Shared letters: eiklns. Private to "kleineres": r. Private to "kleines": -.

"kleineres" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC  ·  "kleines" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kleinereskelineres · kkleineres · kleienres · kleineers · kleineress · kleinerres · kleinerse · kleinneres
  • kleineskelines · kkleines · kleiens · kleiness · kleinnes · kleinse · klenies · klienes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "kleineres" and "kleines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklaɪ̯nəʁəs] versus [ˈklaɪ̯nəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "kleineres" or "kleines"?
"kleines" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,300 in our German list, against #24,402 for "kleineres". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kleineres" 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 #1,829,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kleineres" and "kleines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kleinerem vs kleineres". 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 #1,829,271 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