Which to use
“Kloster” and “Klosters” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,899
- “Kloster” frequency rank
- #11,909
- “Klosters” frequency rank
- 15808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kloster | Klosters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gebäude und eventuell weitere Bauwerke, in denen Menschen (meist Mönche oder Nonnen) in einer auf die Ausübung ihres Glaubens konzentrierten Lebensweise abgeschieden zusammenleben | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kloster |
Where the eye mixes Kloster and Klosters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Kloster runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Klosters's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kloster vs Klosters
A purely visual mix-up. Kloster ([ˈkloːstɐ]) and Klosters ([ˈkloːstɐs]) 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) - “Kloster” sits inside “Klosters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kloster is recorded at frequency rank #3,899, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkloːstɐ]. Klosters is at rank #11,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkloːstɐs].
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 15808, this pair ranks #1,940,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kloster vs Klosters
Shared letters: eklorst. Private to "Kloster": -. Private to "Klosters": -.
"Kloster" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Klosters" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kloster" and "Klosters" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kloster" or "Klosters" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kloster" and "Klosters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kloster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Klosters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kloster" and "Klosters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klöstern vs Klosters". 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 #1,940,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.