KomiteevsKomiteesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,464
“Komitee” frequency rank
#20,314
“Komitees” frequency rank
31778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Komitee Komitees
Definition leitender Ausschuss Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Komitee

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Komitee and Komitees apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Komitee
8 ch
Komitees

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Komitee ([komiˈteː]) and Komitees ([komiˈteːs]) 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) - “Komitee” sits inside “Komitees”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Komitee is recorded at frequency rank #11,464, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈteː]. Komitees is at rank #20,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈteːs].

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 31778, this pair ranks #1,721,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Komitee vs Komitees

Shared letters: eikmot. Private to "Komitee": -. Private to "Komitees": s.

"Komitee" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "Komitees" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Komiteekkomitee · kmoitee · koimtee · komiete · komite · komittee · kommitee · komtiee
  • Komiteeskkomitees · kmoitees · koimtees · komietes · komiteess · komites · komitese · komittees

Frequency comparison

Komitee#11,464
Komitees#20,314

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Komitee" and "Komitees" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komiˈteː] versus [komiˈteːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Komitee" or "Komitees"?
"Komitee" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,464 in our German list, against #20,314 for "Komitees". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Komitee vs Komitees

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Komitee” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list