Which to use
“kommender” and “kommendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,039
- “kommender” frequency rank
- #41,285
- “kommendes” frequency rank
- 81324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommender | kommendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommend |
Where the eye mixes kommender and kommendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kommender and kommendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kommender and kommendes
A purely visual mix-up. kommender ([ˈkɔməndɐ]) and kommendes ([ˈkɔməndəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “kommender” becomes s in “kommendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommender is recorded at frequency rank #40,039, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔməndɐ]. kommendes is at rank #41,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔməndəs].
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 81324, this pair ranks #177,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kommender vs kommendes
Shared letters: dekmno. Private to "kommender": r. Private to "kommendes": s.
"kommender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "kommendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kommender" for "kommendes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kommender" vs "kommendes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommender" and "kommendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kommandos 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 #177,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.