Which to use
“Kommende” is a noun and “kommender” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,390
- “Kommende” frequency rank
- #40,039
- “kommender” frequency rank
- 45429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommende | kommender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine ohne Amtsverpflichtung übertragene kirchliche Pfründe | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommend |
Where the eye mixes Kommende and kommender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Kommende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against kommender's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kommende and kommender
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kommende is [kɔˈmɛndə] while kommender is [ˈkɔməndɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kommende” sits inside “kommender”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kommende is recorded at frequency rank #5,390, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmɛndə]. kommender is at rank #40,039, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔməndɐ].
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 45429, this pair ranks #1,353,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kommende vs kommender
Shared letters: dekmno. Private to "Kommende": -. Private to "kommender": r.
"Kommende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "kommender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kommende" and "kommender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kommende" or "kommender" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,353,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommende" and "kommender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommender vs kommendes". 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 #1,353,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.